"barkada" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barkadas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog barkada, from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“shipload”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|tl|barkada}} Borrowed from Tagalog barkada, {{der|en|es-PH|barcada||gang of friends}} Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), {{der|en|es|barcada||shipload}} Spanish barcada (“shipload”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} barkada (plural barkadas)
  1. (Philippines) gang; clique; informal group of friends Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-barkada-en-noun-r1qs7nee Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Philippine English, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Philippine Tausug Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 1 1 1 1 29 1 3 1 10 28 1 10 6 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 1 0 1 23 1 2 0 14 24 1 14 9 1 8 Disambiguation of Philippine Tausug: 2 2 2 2 3 24 2 8 2 12 10 2 12 8 2 6

Inflected forms

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