barbel
See also: Bärbel
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French barbel, from Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bəl
Noun
barbel (plural barbels)
- A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related genera.
- (biology) Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.
- A barb or pap under the tongues of horses and cattle.
Translations
fish
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whisker-like sensory organs of certain fish
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology 1
From barbe + -el, or by analogy from Latin barbula.
Noun
barbel oblique singular, m (oblique plural barbeaus or barbeax or barbiaus or barbiax or barbels, nominative singular barbeaus or barbeax or barbiaus or barbiax or barbels, nominative plural barbel)
- barb (something which stands out with a sharp point)
Descendants
- French: barbelé
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus (“a type of fish”).
Noun
barbel oblique singular, m (oblique plural barbeaus or barbeax or barbiaus or barbiax or barbels, nominative singular barbeaus or barbeax or barbiaus or barbiax or barbels, nominative plural barbel)
- barbel (fish)
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (barbel)
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