Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barazoku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bara-zoku
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bara.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 薔薇族 (barazoku, literally “rose tribe”), referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku, which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for gay men.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 薔薇族

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

bara

Questions

What does barazoku mean?: Synonym of bara.
Where does barazoku come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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