barbu
French
Etymology
From Old French, from barbe + -u, or possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *barbutus, from Latin barba. Compare Italian barbuto, Spanish barbudo.
Pronunciation
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.
See also
Further reading
- “barbu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French, from barbe + -u, or possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *barbutus, from Latin barba.
Adjective
barbu m
Noun
barbu m (plural barbus)
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