barra

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • bar, rod a solid, more or less rigid object of metal or other material with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
  • bar a counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.
  • (typographic) bar (various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨|⟩, fraction bar (as in ))
  • slash "" symbol
  • (computing) backslash "" symbol
  • (heraldiccharge) bend sinister
  • (exercise) barbell

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *barra derived from Gaulish *barros (the bushy end).

Origin

Gaulish

*barros

Gloss

the bushy end

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