بقرة (Ba'ara)

/ˈbæ.qɑ.rɑ/insult

What does بقرة (Ba'ara) mean? بقرة (Ba'ara) is a Arabic moderate that translates to “cow / fat cow / stupid cow” in English.

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"cow / fat cow / stupid cow"

Calling a woman a cow — large, stupid, and bovine. Unlike English where 'cow' primarily attacks weight, Arabic 'ba'ara' attacks a combination of stupidity, gracelessness, and physical heaviness. A ba'ara woman is the opposite of everything Arab femininity is supposed to be: delicate, quick-witted, and elegant.

يا بقرة، شو هالحكي! (Ya ba'ara, shou hal haki! - You cow, what is this talk!) — Levantine, about a woman saying something stupid.