bareta

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay berita or warta, from Sanskrit वार्त्ता (vārttā, news).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈɾetaʔ/ [baˈɾe.taʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧re‧ta

Noun

baretà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜍᜒᜆ)

  1. news
    Synonyms: notisya, bantulin, pabantulin
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • baretaan
  • ibareta
  • mabaretaan
  • magbareta
  • makabareta

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish barreta (crowbar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈɾeta/ [baˈɾe.ta]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧re‧ta

Noun

baréta (Basahan spelling ᜊᜍᜒᜆ)

  1. a bar of soap
  2. (rare) crowbar
    Synonym: kabra
Derived terms
  • baretahon
  • magbareta

See also

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈɾeta/ [baˈɾe.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: ba‧re‧ta

Noun

bareta f (plural baretas)

  1. (Colombia) marijuana
    Synonyms: marihuana, cannabis, cáñamo

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barreta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈɾeta/ [bɐˈɾɛː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: ba‧re‧ta

Noun

bareta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜒᜆ)

  1. bar (a cuboid piece of any solid commodity)
    isang bareta ng sabona bar of soap
    isang bareta ng gintoa bar of gold
    isang bareta ng tsokolatea bar of chocolate
  2. soap bar
    Synonyms: sabon, pastilyas de-sabon
  3. iron bar for digging
    Synonyms: landok, landol, ligkal, panigkal, taktak
  4. crowbar
    Synonym: bareta de-kabra

Derived terms

  • baretahin

Further reading

  • bareta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018