baraki
French, noun/ba.ʁa.ki/
baraki is spelled B-A-R-A-K-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 113,280th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baraki is a French masculine noun meaning “a poorly educated individual, usually a dirty one with poor clothing tastes; a chav” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Forain ou personne habitant une caravane”.
What does baraki mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinea poorly educated individual, usually a dirty one with poor clothing tastes; a chav
- 2
masculineshowman (fairground worker)
- 3
masculinegypsy (caravan dweller)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forain ou personne habitant une caravane. 2. Personne sans manières, qui s’habille mal et qui, le plus souvent, parle mal le français. 3. Personne de basse classe.
noun: 1. Membre d’une tribu afghane qui vivait aux alentours de Kaboul.
noun: 1. Variante de baraki.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of baraki
- barakis plural
- barakie feminine
- barakresse feminine
- baraki de kermesse
- baraquier
- Barakis plural
- barakîs plural
- barakîe feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baraki?
- /ba.ʁa.ki/
- \ba.ʁa.ki\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is baraki in French?
baraki appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).