barrette

== English == === Alternative forms === barette === Etymology === Borrowed from French barrette, from barre (“a bar”) +‎ -ette, literally a small bar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈɹɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === barrette (plural barrettes) A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair. A bar used to mount medals of chivalric orders. (entomology) Synonym of katepimeron. ==== Synonyms ==== hair clip hairslide ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hairpin === Verb === barrette (third-person singular simple present barrettes, present participle barretting, simple past and past participle barretted) (transitive) To put (hair) into a barrette. === Anagrams === batterer, berretta == French == === Etymology 1 === From barre +‎ -ette. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ba.ʁɛt/ ~ /bɑ.ʁɛt/ ==== Noun ==== barrette f (plural barrettes) small bar barrette (US), (hair) slide (UK) brooch bar (of medal) (colloquial) bar/slab of hash ===== Descendants ===== → English: barrette → Turkish: baret === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian barretta. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ba.ʁɛt/ ==== Noun ==== barrette f (plural barrettes) (religion) biretta ===== Descendants ===== → Portuguese: barrete === Further reading === “barrette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === barrette f plural of barretta === Anagrams === berretta