"barba" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbar.ba/ Forms: barbe [plural], barbétta [diminutive], barbettìna [diminutive], barbóna [augmentative], barbóne [augmentative, common, masculine], barbàccia [pejorative], barbùccia [derogatory]
Rhymes: -arba Etymology: From Latin barba, from earlier *farba, from Proto-Italic *farβā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂ (“beard”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|barba}} Latin barba, {{inh|it|itc-pro|*farβā}} Proto-Italic *farβā, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*bʰardʰeh₂||beard}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂ (“beard”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=barbóna<t:beard>,barbóne<q:more common><g:m><t:beard>|derog=barbùccia<t:beard>|dim=barbétta<t:beard>,barbettìna<t:beard>;barbìna<t:beard>,barbìno<q:more common><g:m><t:beard>;barbicèlla<t:root>,barbicìna<t:root>,barbolìna<t:root>|pej=barbàccia<t:beard>}} barba f (plural barbe, diminutive barbétta or barbettìna; barbìna or (more common) barbìno m; barbicèlla or barbicìna or barbolìna, augmentative barbóna or (more common) barbóne m, pejorative barbàccia, derogatory barbùccia)
  1. beard Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-barba-it-noun-lBGSq7CG Categories (other): Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 12 17 28 23 20
  2. (botany) root, rootlet Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-barba-it-noun-VRQ8BIgi Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 57 28 12 3 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 2 60 31 7 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 12 17 28 23 20 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (zoology) barb Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-barba-it-noun-cfzkQzM3 Categories (other): Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 12 17 28 23 20 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  4. (colloquial) bore, drag, yawn (an event or action which is boring) Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-barba-it-noun-lUvfkBvL Categories (other): Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 12 17 28 23 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barbabietola, Barbarossa, barbone, barboso, barbuto Related terms: imberbe, baffi [masculine, plural]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbar.ba/ Forms: barbi [plural]
Rhymes: -arba Etymology: From the above term, from the fact that a beard represents a grown man. Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} barba m (plural barbi)
  1. (northern Italy, Switzerland) uncle, protestant priest Tags: Italy, Northern, Switzerland, masculine Synonyms: zio
    Sense id: en-barba-it-noun-9RoANX6E Categories (other): Northern Italian, Switzerland Italian, Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 12 17 28 23 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "word": "barba"
}

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