Etymology

barkada

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Today it means: gang; clique; informal group of friends Full definition →

Tagalog barkada ← Philippine Spanish barcada ← Spanish barcada
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The story

  1. Spanish · derived frombarcada“shipload”
  2. Philippine Spanish · derived frombarcada“gang of friends”
  3. Tagalog · borrowed frombarkada
  4. English todaybarkada

Borrowed from Tagalog barkada, from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“shipload”).

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