Where does “baraha” come from?
baraha (Cebuano) comes from Spanish baraja, from Spanish barajar, from Old Spanish barajar, from Late Latin baraliare — dispute, quarrel; to plead, to sue.
baraha (Cebuano): playing card; trading card; deck of playing cards
Definitions
- playing card; trading card; deck of playing cards
Ancestry of “baraha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | baraja | deck |
| 2 | Spanish | barajar | to shuffle; to consider, to weigh up |
| 3 | Old Spanish | barajar | to quarrel |
| 4 | Late Latin | baraliare | dispute, quarrel; to plead, to sue |