#folk dictionary

• Bark — A regional or archaic phonetic variant for the verb 'a lătra' (to bark); the emission by dogs (or other canids like wolves and foxes) of short, repeated, and sharp sounds characteristic of the species. In a figurative and pejorative sense, the term is used in folk dialects to describe a person who shouts violently, makes unfounded accusations, or speaks in a harsh, argumentative tone.