"bara" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaː.raː/ Audio: Nl-bara.ogg Forms: bara's [plural]
Etymology: From Caribbean Hindustani bára, possibly from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|hns|bára}} Caribbean Hindustani bára, {{der|nl|hi|बड़ा}} Hindi बड़ा (baṛā) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-'s|-}} bara m (plural bara's, no diminutive)
  1. (originally Suriname) vada (a savoury doughnut made of mung bean flour) Tags: masculine, no-diminutive

Inflected forms

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