French word

barbu

Pronunciation

IPA/baʁby/

Meaning

  • adjectivebearded

Example

Mon frère est barbu.

My brother is bearded.

Illustration for barbu (bearded)

More examples

J'ai vu un homme barbu au marché.

I saw a man with a beard at the market.

Core concept

A lower face framed by a visible mass of beard hair.

Common phrases

  • un homme barbu

    a man with a beard

  • être barbu

    have a beard

Similar words

imberbe: Having little or no hair on the chin or around the mouth.
mal rasé: Not clean-shaven, with visible stubble or missed patches.
poilu: Having thick, abundant hair on the body or face.

Definition in French

Qui porte une barbe, c'est-à-dire des poils visibles sur la partie inférieure du visage.

Word origin

Barbu is formed from French barbe with the adjectival suffix -u and ultimately traces back to Latin barba, meaning 'beard'.

Usage tips

  • Barbu normally follows the noun in phrases such as un homme barbu and changes to barbue, barbus, or barbues for agreement.

Opposites

  • imberbebeardlessadjective
  • raséclean-shavenadjective

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