барыга

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Russian

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Etymology

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Cognate with бары́ш (barýš, profit), a Turkic borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɐˈrɨɡə]
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Noun

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бары́га (barýgam anim or f anim (genitive бары́ги, nominative plural бары́ги, genitive plural бары́г)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) huckster, profiteer, fraud, scalper
  2. (criminal slang) fence (dealer in stolen goods)

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բառիգ (baṙig)
  • Azerbaijani: bariqa
  • Georgian: ბარიგა (bariga)