barcada

Spanish

Etymology

From barco +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾˈkada/ [baɾˈka.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: bar‧ca‧da

Noun

barcada f (plural barcadas)

1. boatload
2. (Philippines, informal) group of friends, gang

   Synonyms: banda, pandilla, mara, cuadrilla

Descendants

• → Cebuano: barkada
• → Central Bikol: barkada
• → Kapampangan: barkada
• → Karao: barkada
• → Tagalog: barkada
  • → English: barkada
  • → Tausug: barkada

Further reading

• “barcada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025