barkada

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noun

gang; clique; informal group of friends

OriginTagalog barkada ← Philippine Spanish barcada ← Spanish barcada →
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Meanings

nounbarkada (plural barkadas)

plural barkadas

  1. Philippinesgang; clique; informal group of friends

Origin

  1. Spanishbarcada“shipload”
  2. Philippine Spanishbarcada“gang of friends”
  3. Tagalogbarkada
  4. Englishbarkada

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

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APA

barkada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barkada

MLA

“barkada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barkada. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barkada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barkada.

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