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

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

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

From Shelters, Shacks and Shanties by Beard, Daniel Carter

Once in Kaluda Bay, we found Kidder's and Blake's barabara where they made headquarters, and their cook informed us that both sportsmen were many miles up the bay after bear.

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 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