Portuguese

Adjective

bárbaro m ‎(feminine singular bárbara, masculine plural bárbaros, feminine plural bárbaras, comparable)

1. barbarian (uncivilized)
2. wicked (evil or mischevous)

Synonyms

• (wicked): mau, má, malvado

Noun

bárbaro m (plural bárbaros, feminine bárbara, feminine plural bárbaras)

1. barbarian (uncivilised person)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin barbarus ‎(“foreign, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος ‎(bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of foreign languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾ.βa.ɾo/

Adjective

bárbaro m ‎(feminine singular bárbara, masculine plural bárbaros, feminine plural bárbaras)

1. barbaric.
2. (colloquial) enormous
3. (colloquial) stupendous
4. (colloquial) cool

Noun

bárbaro m ‎(plural bárbaros, feminine bárbara)

1. barbarian

Derived terms

• barbaridad f

Related terms

• barbárico
• barbarie
• barbarizar