farra

See also: Farra, farrá, and fårrå

Basque

Noun

farra inan

1. nonstandard form of barre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish farra, from Portuguese farra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfa.rə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfa.ra]

Noun

farra f (plural farres)

1. (colloquial) fun, spree

   Synonyms: gresca, gatzara, tabola

2. (colloquial) party

   Synonym: festa

Further reading

• “farra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Portuguese farra and Spanish farra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfarɐ]

Noun

farra f (plural farras)

1. party, fun, diversion, spree

   Synonyms: esmorga, festa, folía, foliada, gandaina, ruada, troula, xolda

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “farra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “farra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “farra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hungarian

Etymology

far +‎ -ra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɒrːɒ]
• Hyphenation: far‧ra
• Homophone: falra

Noun

farra

1. sublative singular of far

Latin

Noun

farra

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of far

Old Norse

Noun

farra

1. inflection of farri:
   1. accusative singular/plural
   2. dative/genitive singular
   3. genitive plural

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain origin. Possible origins include:

• from dialectal Arabic فَرْحَة (farḥa);
• from Latin pānis farreus (“spelt bread”);
• from fanfarra (“fanfare”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʁɐ/ [ˈfa.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʁɐ/ [ˈfa.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʁɐ/ [ˈfa.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʁa/ [ˈfa.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʁɐ/

• Rhymes: -aʁɐ

Noun

farra f (plural farras)

1. carousal (noisy feast or social gathering, especially one with alcohol)

   Synonym: esbórnia

2. spree (uninhibited activity)

Derived terms

• farrear
• farrista

Further reading

• “farra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “farra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Portuguese farra (“party”), which could ultimately be from dialectal Arabic فَرْحَة (farḥa, “joy”), dialectally also "party".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfara/ [ˈfa.ra]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: fa‧rra

Noun

farra f (plural farras)

1. party, fun

   Synonyms: fiesta, juerga, parranda, marcha, carrete

Related terms

• despilfarrar
• fanfarrón
• farrear

Further reading

• “farra”, 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