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Italian
Etymology
From Latin barbarus (“foreign, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of foreign languages.
Pronunciation
Adjective
barbaro (feminine barbara, masculine plural barbari, feminine plural barbare)
- barbaric, barbarous
- barbarian
- appalling
Derived terms
Noun
barbaro m (plural barbari, feminine barbara)
- barbarian
Further reading
- barbaro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
barbarō
- dative/ablative singular of barbarus
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin barbarus, borrowed from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈβaɾβaɾo/
- Hyphenation: bar‧ba‧ro
Adjective
barbaro m (plural barbaros, feminine barbara, feminine plural barbaras)
- barbarian
Noun
barbaro m (plural barbaros, feminine barbara, feminine plural barbaras)
- barbarian
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