barabara

American  

[bahr-uh-bahr-uh] / ˌbɑr əˈbɑr ə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of barabara

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

Example Sentences

The barabara may also be covered with earth, sod, or mud.

From Shelters, Shacks and Shanties by Beard, Daniel Carter

As we had seen nothing by four o'clock in the morning, we cautiously withdrew, and, going some distance down the shore, camped in an old hunting barabara.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

We camped that night in a hunting barabara which belonged to Nikolai, and was most picturesquely situated on a small island.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

Two bears had been killed by the natives near the barabara where we camped, and there was plenty of sign.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

We made our permanent camp in a large barabara, a form of house so often seen in western Alaska that it deserves a brief description.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various