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barbeau.

barbel (fish)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/baʁ.bo/

  1. barbel (fish)

    masculine

  2. barbel (fish) pimp, procurer

    masculine

  3. cornflower (plant)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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