barbu

[bahr-boo]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of barbu¹

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

Example Sentences

Barbu recalled seeing cyclists travelling on the road ahead, and described checking his mirrors and moving "half into lane one, half into lane two", to give them space as he passed.

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Rebecca Comins, 52, was nine minutes into a time trial on the A40 near Raglan, Monmouthshire, when her bike was hit by a van driven by pub owner Vasile Barbu.

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Barbu had by this point left his home in Abergavenny, and was driving his fully-loaded Vauxhall Movano van on the same section of road.

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At first, Barbu thought the load had shifted in his van.

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Sgt Raine found a corresponding vertical mark on the front bumper of Barbu's van.

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