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barbilho.

barbel (whisker-like sensory organs of certain fish)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/baʁˈbi.ʎu/Brazil[baɦˈbi.ʎu]Brazil/baɾˈbi.ʎu/São-Paulo/baʁˈbi.ʎu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. barbel (whisker-like sensory organs of certain fish)

    masculine
  2. a type of muzzle used to prevent animals from eating

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-? Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ Proto-Italic *farðā Latin barba Old Galician-Portuguese barba Portuguese barba Portuguese -ilho Portuguese barbilho From barba + -ilho.

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