borak
[ bawr-uh k, bor- ]
/ ˈbɔr ək, ˈbɒr- /
noun Australian.
Origin of borak
1835–45; < Wathawurrung (Austral Aboriginal language spoken around Geelong, Victoria)
borak no
Words nearby borak
borage,
borage family,
boraginaceous,
borah,
borah peak,
borak,
boral,
borane,
borasca,
borate,
borax
Example sentences from the Web for borak
I certainly should have preferred a pair of wings, or the mare Borak, or the Hippogriffe.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Borak was a fine-limbed, high-standing horse, strong in frame, and with a coat as glossy as marble.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.I give an example of the Prophet's mystic horse, Borak, which contains a whole litany of prayers.
Beast and Man in India |John Lockwood Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for borak
borak
borax (ˈbɔːræks)
/ (ˈbɔːrək) /
noun Australian and NZ slang, archaic
rubbish; nonsense
poke borak at someone
to jeer at someone
Word Origin for borak
from a native Australian language