Figaro

See also: figaro and fígaro

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Figaro m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scyliorhinidae – catsharks.

English

Etymology

After the character in The Barber of Seville.

Noun

Figaro (plural Figaros)

  1. A cunning, dexterous person.
  2. A barber.

References
  • (barber): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

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