This word is from the Spanish gabarra.
gabára
barge
spelling variation: gebára
A barge is a flat-bottomed ship, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
gabára: malapad na sasakyang pantubig, sapád ang ilalim, at ginagamit sa pagdadalá ng mga kalakal at iba pang kargamento