bara

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/ˈbɑː.ɹə//ˈbæ.ɹə/

noun

A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.

“bara men”

OriginJapanese 薔薇族 →
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Meanings

bara1

nounbara (uncountable)
  1. JapaneseuncountablestrictlyfictionA genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.
  2. JapanesebroadlyuncountablefictionA genre of homoerotic or pornographic media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.
  3. JapanesebroadlyuncountablefictionAny homoerotic or pornographic media that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn.
adjectivebara (uncountable)
  1. JapaneseuncountablefictionOf or related to media in the bara genre.

    bara men

bara2

nounbara (plural baras)

plural baras

  1. JapaneseinformalfictionA capybara.

Bara3

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A district in Madhesh province, Nepal.
  3. A commune of Timiș County, Romania.
  4. A village in Bara, Timiș County, Romania.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
barazoku

Origin

bara · noun, adjective

  1. Japanese薔薇族
  2. Englishbara

Short for barazoku, from Japanese 薔薇族 (barazoku, literally “rose tribe”), referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku, which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for gay men.

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bara · noun

Clipping of capybara.

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Bara · proper noun

  1. RomanianBara
  2. EnglishBara

In Romania, from Romanian Bara.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bara

SarahparaSaraClaraSaharataraLaramaratamaraGuadalajarabarraDaraConnemarajarrahmarahsayonaracarbonaracapybaraDuntaraSanta Clara
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Anagrams

arababraraabBaarabar
Cite this entry
APA

bara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bara

MLA

“bara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bara. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bara,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bara.

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