barbu
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *barbūtus (“bearded”). Compare Italian barbuto, Spanish barbudo. By surface analysis, barbe (“beard”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baʁ.by/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -y
Adjective
barbu (feminine barbue, masculine plural barbus, feminine plural barbues)
- bearded (possessing a beard)
- 1862, Victor Hugo, “IV. Essai de consolation sur la veuve Hucheloup”, in Les Misérables, 4e partie. Idylle et épopée; Livre douzième. Corinthe, Belgium: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie.:
- [T]rois insurgés les assistaient, trois gaillards chevelus, barbus et moustachus.
- [T]hree insurgents were assisting them, three bushy-haired, jolly blades with beards and moustaches.
- Antonyms: glabre, imberbe
- De tout temps, les hommes barbus se sont vu attribuer des vertus diverses comme la sagesse, la virilité ou un statut social élevé.
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Derived terms
- œillet barbu
- phoque barbu
See also
- poilu
- velu
- chevelu
Further reading
- “barbu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Kabuverdianu
Alternative forms
- bórbe (Barlavento)
Noun
barbu
- (Sotavento) Lesser African threadfin, Galeoides decadactylus
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
- Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
Louisiana Creole French
Alternative forms
- barbi
Etymology
From French barbue (“catfish”).
Noun
barbu
- catfish
References
- Albert Valdman; Thomas A. Klinger; Margaret M. Marshall; Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, →ISBN, page 61
Norman
Etymology
From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *barbūtus (“bearded”). Compare French barbu. By surface analysis, barbe (“beard”) + -u.
Adjective
barbu m
- (Jersey) bearded
Noun
barbu m (plural barbus)
- (Jersey) bearded man