barcada

Spanish

Etymology

From barco +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾˈkada/ [baɾˈka.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: bar‧ca‧da

Noun

barcada f (plural barcadas)

1. boatload
2. (Philippines, informal) group of friends, gang

   Synonyms: banda, pandilla, mara, cuadrilla

Descendants

• → Tagalog: barkada
  • → English: barkada

Further reading

• “barcada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014