barbeau

See also: Barbeau

French

barbeau

Etymology

Inherited from Old French barbel (“barbel fish”), from Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus (“a type of fish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baʁ.bo/
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Noun

barbeau m (plural barbeaux)

(zoology) barbel (fish)
(botany) cornflower (plant)

Further reading

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

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