barkada

English

Etymology

From Tagalog barkada, from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“shipload”).

Noun

barkada (plural barkadas)

1. (Philippines) gang; clique; informal group of friends

Anagrams

• Kabarda

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“boatload”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾˈkada/ [baɾˈka.d̪a]
• Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da

Noun

barkáda (Basahan spelling ᜊᜍ᜔ᜃᜇ)

1. a gang, a group of friends,
2. a close friend or a member of such group
3. (by extension) friend

   Synonyms: amigo, katuod, kabo

Derived terms

• kabarkada
• makibarkada

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“boatload”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da
• IPA^(key): /baɾˈkada/ [bɐɾ̪ˈka.d̪ɐ]

Noun

barkada

1. a group of friends
2. a close friend or a member of such group

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:barkada.

Derived terms

• barkadista

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“boatload”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da
• IPA^(key): /bəɾkəˈda/ [bəɾ.kəˈdä]

Noun

barkada

1. a group of friends

   Synonyms: (slang) tropa, (slang) grupu

2. clique; gang
3. a close friend or a member of such group
4. group of people going together on a trip

Derived terms

• abarkada
• akabarkada
• barkadanan
• bumarkada
• kabarkada
• magbarkada
• makibarkada
• mapagbarkada
• mibabarkada
• mimamagsipapagbarkada
• mipapagbarkada
• pangabarkada

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“boatload”).

Noun

barkada

1. gang

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“boatload”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baɾˈkada/ [bɐɾˈkaː.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: bar‧ka‧da

Noun

barkada (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜃᜇ)

1. group of friends; gang of friends

   Synonyms: (slang) dabarkads, (slang) tropa, grupo

2. group of people going together on a trip
3. shipload of passengers

Derived terms

• barkadahan
• bumarkada
• dabarkads
• kabarkada
• kabarkadahin
• makibarkada
• mapagbarkada

Related terms

• barko

Descendants

• → Tausug: barkada

Further reading

• “barkada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog barkada, from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“boatload”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /baɾkada/ [baɹ.k̠ɑˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: bar‧ka‧da

Noun

barkada (Sulat Sūg spelling بَرْكَدَ) (Philippines)

1. group of friends; gang of friends

   Synonym: panun

2. buddy; pal

   Synonym: lundang panun

   Hinda Muhajil iban Dondon in manga barkada ku ha iskul.

   Muhajil and Dondon are my buddies in school.