baraja

See also: barajá

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾaxa/ [baˈɾa.xa]
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ba‧ra‧ja

Etymology 1

Deverbal from barajar.

Noun

baraja f (plural barajas)

1. deck (of cards)
2. (archaic, chiefly in the plural) quarrel

   Synonym: riña

Related terms

• barajar
• barajear

See also

• romper la baraja

Etymology 2

Verb

baraja

1. inflection of barajar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “baraja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10