barabara

[ bahr-uh-bahr-uh ]

noun

1. an Alaskan or north Siberian semisubterranean house built of sod or turf.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barabara¹

1865–70, Americanism; < dialectal Russian barabóra; further origin uncertain

Example Sentences

They camped in a barabara where white men had slept a few nights before, and heard their own language spoken by native tongues.

From Project Gutenberg

He is equally at ease in the barabara and in the palace-like homes of the rich when he visits the large cities of the world.

From Project Gutenberg