Latin

Noun

farra

1. nominative plural of far
2. accusative plural of far
3. vocative plural of far

References

• FARRA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain origin. Possible origins include:

• from dialectal Arabic [script needed] ‎(ferḥa);
• from Latin pānis farreus ‎(“spelt bread”);
• from fanfarra ‎(“fanfarre”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʁɐ/

Noun

farra f (plural farras)

1. carousal (noisy feast or social gathering, especially one with alcohol)

Synonyms

• esbórnia

Derived terms

• farrear
• farrista

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Portuguese farra ‎(“party”), which could ultimately be from dialectal Arabic فآرها ‎(“party”).

Noun

farra f ‎(plural farras)

1. party, fun

Synonyms

• fiesta, juerga, parranda, marcha, carrete

Related terms

• farrear
• despilfarrar
• fanfarrón