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Webster 1913 Edition


Figaro


Fiˊgaˊro′

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Noun.
[From the name of the barber in Beaumarchais’ “Barber of Seville.”]
An adroit and unscrupulous intriguer.

Definition 2024


Figaro

Figaro

See also: figaro and fígaro

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Figaro m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scyliorhinidae catsharks.

figaro

figaro

See also: Figaro and fígaro

French

Noun

figaro m (plural figaros)

  1. barber

Synonyms


Italian

Etymology

From the eponymous character in various dramas, a name invented by Pierre de Beaumarchais. It could derive from fils de Caron, Caron being the original surname of Beaumarchais.

Noun

figaro m (plural figari)

  1. (informal) barber
  2. A bolero (short jacket)

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