"Barbuda" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɑːˈb(j)uː.də/ [UK], /bɑɹˈb(j)u.də/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barbuda.wav
Rhymes: -uːdə Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-? Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ Proto-Italic *farβā Vulgar Latin barba Vulgar Latin -ūtus Vulgar Latin *barbūtus Spanish barbudo Spanish barbudabor. English Barbuda From Spanish barbuda (“bearded”), referring perhaps to natives' beards or fig trees. Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus. Compare Lombardy. Doublet of Barbados. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|es:barbuda|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-? Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ Proto-Italic *farβā Vulgar Latin barba Vulgar Latin -ūtus Vulgar Latin *barbūtus Spanish barbudo Spanish barbudabor. English Barbuda, {{der|en|es|barbuda|gloss=bearded}} Spanish barbuda (“bearded”), {{coin|en|Christopher Columbus|nat=Spanish|occ=explorer}} Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus, {{doublet|en|Barbados}} Doublet of Barbados Head templates: {{en-prop}} Barbuda
  1. An island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda. Largest city: Codrington. Categories (place): Places in Antigua and Barbuda Derived forms: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbudan, Barbudian, Barbuda warbler Translations (island): Baabyuuda (Antigua and Barbuda Creole English), Babouda (Antillean Creole), بَرْبُودَا (barbūdā) [feminine] (Arabic), Barbuda [neuter] (Dutch), Barbuda [feminine] (French), Barbude [feminine] (French), Μπαρμπούντα (Barmpoúnta) [feminine] (Greek), Babouda (Haitian Creole), Barbúda [masculine] (Irish), Wa'omoni (Kalinago), Barbuda [feminine] (Latin), Papura (Māori), Barbuda [feminine] (Spanish), باربوڈا (bārbūḍā) (Urdu), Bác-bu-đa (Vietnamese), Barbûda [neuter] (West-Frisian)
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