barbeau

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French barbel (“barbel fish”), from Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus (“a type of fish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baʁ.bo/ === Noun === barbeau m (plural barbeaux) (ichthyology) barbel (fish) (cant) pimp, procurer (botany) cornflower (plant) === Further reading === “barbeau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012