barabara

noun

ba·​ra·​ba·​ra

ˌbärəˈbärə

variants or barabora or barrabora

ˌ⸗⸗ˈbō⸗

plural -s

: a sod or turf hut of northern Siberia or of Alaska

especially : a hut of the Aleutian islanders built partly or wholly underground

Word History

Etymology

Russian dialect barabora

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