bárbaro

== Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese barbaro, from Latin barbarus (“foreign, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of foreign languages. Doublet of bravo, possibly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaɾbaɾo/ [ˈbaɾ.β̞a.ɾʊ] Rhymes: -aɾbaɾo === Noun === bárbaro m (plural bárbaros, feminine bárbara, feminine plural bárbaras) barbarian === Adjective === bárbaro (feminine bárbara, masculine plural bárbaros, feminine plural bárbaras) barbarian, uncivilised, uncultured (informal) great, fantastic === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bárbaro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bárbaro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bárbaro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese barbaro, from Latin barbarus (“foreign, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of foreign languages. Doublet of berbere and, possibly, of bravo / brabo. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bár‧ba‧ro === Adjective === bárbaro (feminine bárbara, masculine plural bárbaros, feminine plural bárbaras) barbarian; uncivilised Synonyms: selvagem, incivilizado wicked; evil; cruel Synonyms: mau, malvado, cruel, maldoso (Brazil, slang) awesome; wicked; brilliant; excellent ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === bárbaro m (plural bárbaros, feminine bárbara, feminine plural bárbaras) (historical) barbarian (member of peoples considered uncivilised by the Romans and Greeks) barbarian (uncivilised person) barbarian (a cruel and violent person) Synonym: bruto === Further reading === “bárbaro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bárbaro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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): /ˈbaɾbaɾo/ [ˈbaɾ.β̞a.ɾo] Rhymes: -aɾbaɾo Syllabification: bár‧ba‧ro === Adjective === bárbaro (feminine bárbara, masculine plural bárbaros, feminine plural bárbaras) barbaric (colloquial) enormous (colloquial) stupendous (colloquial) cool === Noun === bárbaro m (plural bárbaros, feminine bárbara, feminine plural bárbaras) barbarian ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bárbaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “bárbaro”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010