barato

See also: Barato and barató

Languages (26)

Asturian • Buhi'non Bikol • Catalan • Cebuano • Central Bikol • Chavacano • East Miraya Bikol • Esperanto • Galician • Hiligaynon • Ido • Ilocano • Italian • Ladino • Libon Bikol • Masbate Sorsogon • Masbatenyo • Northern Catanduanes Bikol • Portuguese • Rinconada Bikol • Southern Catanduanes Bikol • Spanish • Tagalog • Waray Sorsogon • Waray-Waray • West Miraya Bikol

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Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/ [baˈɾa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: ba‧ra‧to

Adjective

barato

1. neuter of baratu

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

barato

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: maal

Catalan

Verb

barato

1. first-person singular present indicative of baratar

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/ [bɐˈɾ̪a.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra‧to

Adjective

barato (Badlit spelling ᜊᜇᜆᜓ)

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mahal

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/ [baˈɾa.to]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra‧to

Adjective

baráto (plural bararato, intensified baratohon, plural intensified bararatohon, Basahan spelling ᜊᜍᜆᜓ)

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mahal

Noun

baráto (Basahan spelling ᜊᜍᜆᜓ)

1. bargain

   Synonym: tawad

Derived terms

• kabaratohan
• magbarato
• pabarato
• pagbarato

Related terms

• baratero

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish barato (“cheap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/, [baˈɾa.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra‧to

Adjective

barato

1. cheap

East Miraya Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

barato

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mal

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrato/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: ba‧ra‧to

Noun

barato (accusative singular baraton, plural baratoj, accusative plural baratojn)

1. singular present nominal passive participle of bari

Anagrams

• aborta, Barato, barota, rabato, Rabato

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/ [baˈɾa.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra‧to

Etymology 1

From baratar.

Adjective

barato (feminine barata, masculine plural baratos, feminine plural baratas)

1. cheap; inexpensive (low in price)

   O barato é caro

   Cheap is expensive

2. (figurative, by extension) worthless (low in worth or quality)

Derived terms

• barateiro
• falabarato

Adverb

barato

1. cheaply

Etymology 2

Verb

barato

1. first-person singular present indicative of baratar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “barato”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “barato”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barato”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “barato”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barato”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “barato”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “barato”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/ [baˈɾa.to]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra‧to

Adjective

baráto

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mahal

Derived terms

• baratohan
• magbarato

Related terms

• baratilyo

Ido

Verb

barato

1. singular nominal present passive participle of barar

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/ [bɐˈɾa.to]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra‧to

Adjective

barato (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓ)

1. cheap

   Synonym: nalaka

   Antonym: nangina

Noun

barato (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓ)

1. (gambling) money given to a stakeholder

Italian

Participle

barato (feminine barata, masculine plural barati, feminine plural barate)

1. past participle of barare

Anagrams

• orbata

Ladino

Adjective

barato (feminine barata)

1. cheap

Libon Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

barato

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: maal

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

barato

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mahal

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

barato

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mahal

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

barato

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mahar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈɾa.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈɾa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈɾa.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɾa.tu/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Rhymes: (most dialects) -atu, (Southern Brazil) -ato
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra‧to

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Spanish baratardeverb.

Spanish baratobor.

Portuguese barato

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

barato (feminine barata, masculine plural baratos, feminine plural baratas, comparable, comparative mais barato, superlative o mais barato or baratíssimo, diminutive baratinho)

1. cheap; inexpensive (low in price)

   Synonyms: em conta, competitivo

   Antonym: caro

   Consegui comprar uma casa barata.

   I was able to buy a cheap house.

2. (by extension, informal) cheap; worthless (low in worth or quality)

   Synonym: imprestável

   Essa porcaria de celular barato não durou um dia.

   That bloody cheap mobile didn’t last a day.

   Não se preocupe com essas pessoas baratas.

   Don’t worry about those worthless people.

Noun

barato m (plural baratos)

1. (Brazil, informal) fun (something that brings enjoyment)

   Synonyms: diversão, curtição

   Esse livro é o maior barato!

   That book is a lot of fun!

   Ler é um barato!

   Reading is fun!

2. (Brazil, colloquial) high (period of excitement or relaxation caused by drug use)

Derived terms

• baratear
• baratex

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

barato

1. first-person singular present indicative of baratar

Further reading

• “barato”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “barato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rinconada Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

barato

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: maal

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

barato

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mahal

Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from baratar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/ [baˈɾa.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: ba‧ra‧to

Adjective

barato (feminine barata, masculine plural baratos, feminine plural baratas)

1. cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price

   Antonym: caro

Derived terms

• abaratar
• baratamente
• baratija
• lo barato sale caro
• sobrebarato

Descendants

• → Belizean Creole: braata (from the feminine form)
• → Central Bikol: barato
• → Portuguese: barato
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: baröto

Verb

barato

1. first-person singular present indicative of baratar

Further reading

• “barato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish baratardeverb.

Spanish baratobor.

Tagalog barato

Borrowed from Spanish barato. Doublet of barat and balato.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/ [bɐˈɾaː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: ba‧ra‧to

Adjective

barato (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜆᜓ) (uncommon)

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Synonym: mura

   Antonym: mahal

Related terms

• baratilyo

Further reading

• “barato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• Tabora

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

baráto

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mahal

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾato/, [baˈɾa.tu]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra‧to

Adjective

baráto

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mahal

West Miraya Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato.

Adjective

baráto

1. cheap; inexpensive

   Antonym: mal