barbu

[ bahr-boo ]

noun
  1. a threadfin, Polydactylus virginicus, inhabiting western Atlantic coastal waters.

Origin of barbu

1
From French: literally, “bearded, having barbels or wattles,” from unattested Late Latin barbūtus, for Latin barbātus; see barbate

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How to use barbu in a sentence

  • By means of the help brought by these, we were enabled to find the meaning of those words in which barbu failed in his Spanish.

    The Lily and the Totem | William Gilmore Simms
  • But really, barbu, it was only right that you should live in comfort, for none knew better than you how to appreciate it!

    Six Women and the Invasion | Gabrielle Yerta
  • Of course, barbu and Crafleux would have repudiated such methods with disgust.

    Six Women and the Invasion | Gabrielle Yerta
  • And on the cover barbu had written in his neatest hand and best French, "Sacrifice to the invisible spirits."

    Six Women and the Invasion | Gabrielle Yerta
  • Tears stood in barbu's eyes, and through this sentimental haze he saw his wife receiving French soldiers.

    Six Women and the Invasion | Gabrielle Yerta