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

• IPA^(key): /baʁ.by/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -y

Adjective

barbu (feminine barbue, masculine plural barbus, feminine plural barbues)

1. 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

See also

• poilu
• velu
• chevelu

Further reading

• “barbu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French, from barbe +‎ -u, or possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *barbutus, from Latin barba.

Adjective

barbu m

1. (Jersey) bearded

Noun

barbu m (plural barbus)

1. (Jersey) bearded man