baranda

baranda

1. plantain

   Synonym: loko

Of uncertain origin; compare Sanskrit वरण्ड (varaṇḍa, “barrier, partition”), Portuguese varanda and English veranda.

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• IPA^(key): /baˈɾanda/ [baˈɾãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: ba‧ran‧da

baranda f (plural barandas)

1. railing
2. banister, handrail

   Synonym: barandilla

3. balustrade

• “baranda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28