Borrowed fromHindiभड़वा(bhaṛvā).

• IPA^(key): [baru(w)a]
• Rhymes:-ua,-a

barua (Jawi spellingباروا,pluralbarua-barua)

1. Apimp; someone who seeks prostitutes for customers.

   Synonyms:alku,jaruman,pinang muda

2. A person hired to perform vice or crimes.
3. (vulgar, derogatory) Abastard.

• “barua”, inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,2017

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Borrowed fromOmani Arabicبروة(barwa).

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barua classIX (pluralbarua classX)

1. letter (written message)

   Synonym:waraka

• barua meme(“fax”)
• barua pepe(“email”)
• barua ya ndege(“airmail”)
• kibarua

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