bárbaro
See also: barbaro
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin barbarus (“foreign, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of foreign languages.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin barbarus (“foreign, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of foreign languages.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbarbaɾo/, [ˈbarβaɾo]
Adjective
bárbaro (feminine singular bárbara, masculine plural bárbaros, feminine plural bárbaras)
- barbaric
- (colloquial) enormous
- (colloquial) stupendous
- (colloquial) cool
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “bárbaro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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