# Baraita

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of various Jewish traditions that are not included in the Mishnah.

## Etymology
Aramaic baraita, an extraneous teaching. The word appears in the feminine (baraita rather than bara'ah), because it is actually short for matnita baraita, external Mishnah or teaching (and matnita is feminine).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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