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barba amarilla

American

[am-uh-ril-uh, -ree-uh] / ˌæm əˈrɪl ə, -ˈri ə /

noun

fer-de-lance.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

barba amarillas

plural

Etymology

Origin of barba amarilla

< Mexican Spanish: literally, yellow beard

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