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Meaning of "barnbrack" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BARNBRACK

barnbrack  [ˈbɑːnˌbræk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARNBRACK

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Barnbrack is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BARNBRACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Barnbrack

Barnbrack is an Irish male vocal/instrumental folk/pop group, with band members Alex Quinn, Jimmy McPeake and Eoien McMahon. The word 'barnbrack' is a play on the Anglicised Irish word "Barmbrack", a type of bread that contains fruit. Barnbrack separated in 2003, after the premature death of Quinn’s wife, Deirdre, aged 55. While Barnbrack have had many popular songs, such as "The Fly" and the "Unicorn Song", the band's only noted chart success was with a single called "Belfast", written by Lisburn-born man and band member Alex Quinn. The song described the feelings felt by an expatriate, who is planning to return to Ulster and the city he left behind. The song was released on the Homespun label. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 16 March 1985, and reached #45; it was in the chart for several weeks. In 2009, the Belfast Telegraph reported that, after six years apart, the former members of the band were planning a reunion.The band is now back together and is currently touring Northern Ireland.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BARNBRACK


amphibrach
ˈæmfɪˌbræk
Amtrak
ˈæmtræk
anorak
ˈænəˌræk
backtrack
ˈbækˌtræk
barmbrack
ˈbɑːmˌbræk
brack
bræk
bric-a-brac
ˈbrɪkəˌbræk
crack
kræk
Dirac
dɪˈræk
drac
dræk
racetrack
ˈreɪsˌtræk
rack
ræk
shabrack
ˈʃæbræk
shabracque
ˈʃæbræk
soundtrack
ˈsaʊndˌtræk
sprack
spræk
tamarack
ˈtæməˌræk
tetrabrach
ˈtɛtrəˌbræk
track
træk
tribrach
ˈtraɪbræk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARNBRACK

barnacle
barnacle goose
barnacled
Barnard
Barnard´s star
Barnardo
Barnardo´s
Barnaul
Barnave
Barnes
barnet
barnet fair
barney
barnlike
barnsbreaking
Barnsley
Barnstaple
barnstorm
barnstormer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARNBRACK

a hard nut to crack
arrack
barrack
bike rack
CD rack
cooling rack
fast track
fast-track
half-track
inside track
off the beaten track
plate rack
roof rack
single track
single-track
the rack
the right track
the wrong track
title track
wine rack

Synonyms and antonyms of barnbrack in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «barnbrack» into 25 languages

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barnbrack
1,325 millions of speakers

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barnbrack
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barnbrack
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Translator English - Hindi

barnbrack
380 millions of speakers
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barnbrack
280 millions of speakers

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barnbrack
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barnbrack
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barnbrack
260 millions of speakers

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Barnbrack
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Barnbrack
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Barnbrack
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barnbrack
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barnbrack
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Barnbrack
85 millions of speakers
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barnbrack
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

barnbrack
75 millions of speakers

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बार्नब्रेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

barnbrack
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barnbrack
65 millions of speakers

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barnbrack
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

barnbrack
40 millions of speakers

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barnbrack
30 millions of speakers
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barnbrack
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

barnbrack
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

barnbrack
10 millions of speakers
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barnbrack
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barnbrack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARNBRACK»

The term «barnbrack» is used very little and occupies the 183.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARNBRACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barnbrack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARNBRACK»

Discover the use of barnbrack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barnbrack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English
Dublin) < Ir bairin breac. barm bread, see barmbrack. barnbrack. see barmbrack barony /'baerani:/ n., territorial unit, defined by Adams (Nomina 2 (1978), 48) as 'a term of Norman-French origin denoting a territory held under feudal terms of ...
Terence Patrick Dolan, 2006
2
Abbey Cooks Entertain
Barnbrack Barnbrack (or Barmbrack) is the traditional Irish cake served at Halloween. The word means “speckled cake” in Gaelic. It is baked in either a loaf pan or cake pan depending on your family tradition. The brack foretells the future.
Pamela Foster
3
Hooligan's Alley: Inspired by the Compelling True Story of a ...
“You'll love Grace's fruit—filled barnbrack cake,” Tom said, noticing Millie's pleasure. “But you'll be watching what you bite into; she's put in some charms for the adults.” “Aye,” added Patrick, itching to tell the little ones about an old Irish custom.
Joanna Kelly, 2013
4
Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life
Apparently, no other day in Ireland was celebrated with so many special dishes. 14 There were oat-based breads and traditional dishes, such as sowans and barnbrack, and dishes with potatoes as the main ingredient: colcannon, potato ...
Jack Santino, 1994
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Oxford Dictionary of English
2 N. Amer. a waitress who serves drinks in a bar. barman 7noun (pl. barmen) chiefly Brit. a man serving behind the bar of a pub or hotel. barmbrack (also barnbrack) 7noun [mass noun] a kind of soft, spicy bread containing dried fruit, ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
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latin declension
The word often occurs in the conversation of Anglo-Irish children, barnbrack (0. Ir. bairgen brecc, speckled cake) being one of their favourite comestibles. Garga I have been unable to find in any Lat. dictionary. 142-146. Cethramadh (fourth, 0.
Whitley Stokes, 1860
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My Limerick Vales: A Memoir of Growing Up in Ireland
That was, our mother used to tell us, to guide Mary and Joseph on their way to Bethlehem for the birth of the infantJesus; we would leave a piece of barnbrack and a drink of milk or water on the table before we went to bed for them to eat along ...
Denis Barron, 2005
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The Country Cooking of Ireland
But it's also possiblethata better name foritis barnbrack, “barn”perhaps deriving fromthe Irish bairín (or bairgin),an obscure wordfor “loaf.” Whatever it's called, this bread is traditionally eaten at Halloween, when a token is baked into it: The eater  ...
Colman Andrews, 2012
9
Irish Glosses: A Mediaeval Tract on Latin Declension, with ...
... i. e. vir faciendi panis, Z. 462. The word often occurs in the conversation of Anglo-Irish children, barnbrack (O. Ir. bairgen brecc, speckled cake) being one of their favourite comestibles. Garga I have been unable to find in any Lat. dictionary.
Whitley Stokes, 1860
10
Rude Britannia
... broken down', and has apparently entered slang in Britain bap 'head' barmbrack sometimes pronounced 'barnbrack', is a fruit loaf beaten docket as in ' he's a beaten docket', means he's finished, he's a failure, he's quite exploded beg 'bag, ...
Mina Gorji, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARNBRACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barnbrack is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man of the people: Sunday World's Jim McDowell steps down …
He had to be informed that the musicians were actually Belfast folk group, Barnbrack. On another occasion when refurbishment of the City Hall ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Halloween là ngày nào?Ý nghĩa nguồn gốc của lễ hội Halloween
Ngày lễ Halloween có những món ăn truyền thống, mang ý nghĩa riêng như kẹo táo, bánh linh hồn, súp bí đỏ, Barnbrack, Colcannon. «Tin Mới, Oct 14»
3
Coins in the Cake and Other Halloween Traditions
Another coin tradition out of Ireland is the traditional All Hallows' Eve barnbrack cake. The light fruit bread is baked with coins in it, and served ... «kgw.com, Oct 14»
4
How To Celebrate Halloween Around the World
Traditionally barnbrack is baked with different objects to predict the future of the eater. If your slice contains a coin, it meant prosperity is headed ... «TravelPulse, Oct 14»
5
All about Halloween
A traditional food eaten on Halloween is barnbrack, a kind of fruitcake that can be bought in stores or baked at home. A muslin-wrapped treat is ... «Tullahoma News and Guardian, Oct 14»
6
A simple and easy recipe for traditional Irish barnbrack
Barnbrack is an traditional Irish fruit loaf. The title barnbrack or barmbrack originates from the Irish Gaelic word "bairín breac" meaning speckled ... «IrishCentral, Sep 14»
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Irish Halloween events in Boston including an Irish 5k run and Little …
... costume competition, Halloween games, pumpkin carving and we can't have Halloween without Barnbrack –traditional Halloween fruit bread ... «IrishCentral, Sep 13»
8
Belfast Reflections: Belfast... My kinda town
Quinn, of course, is a member of showgroup Barnbrack and the author of the emotive ballad about his home town and he was singing that ... «Belfast Telegraph, Apr 13»
9
10 Halloween hotspots
The Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh is offering the chance to try this and other seasonal dishes such as barnbrack and pumpkin. You can ... «Belfast Telegraph, Oct 12»
10
Barnbrack's new turn with Mickey Marley's Roundabout
The famous Mickey Marley's Roundabout is getting set to rumble again as top folk group Barnbrack hit the comeback trail. «Belfast Telegraph, Oct 11»

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