barra means an island of Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
barra is pronounced /ˈbaɹə/.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Barraigh.
name
- An island of Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
- A district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where most venues of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were situated.
- A place in the Gambia.“I got used to seeing Lamin’s disembodied head in a corner, smiling at me, streaming at us live from, I presumed, the only internet café in Barra.”
- A barangay of the city of Lucena, Quezon, Philippines.
noun
- A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.
- A barramundi.“‘Nice fish,’ Norm said, looking at four charred-baked barra covered in fire ash stuffed into the bucket.”