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baraba

//barǎba//
Serbo-Croatiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    ruffian, scoundrel
  2. 2.
    villain, bandit, thug

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Barabbas, which in turn comes from Greek Βαραββᾶς. Ultimately from Aramaic בּר אבא (bar ʾabbā, “son of the father”).

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