Barba Azul

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of French Barbe-Bleue.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʁ.bɐ aˈzuw/ [ˈbaɦ.bɐ aˈzuʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʁ.bɐ aˈzuw/ [ˈbaɦ.bɐ aˈzuʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾ.bɐ aˈzuw/ [ˈbaɾ.bɐ aˈzuʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʁ.bɐ aˈzuw/ [ˈbaʁ.bɐ aˈzuʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɻ.ba aˈzuw/ [ˈbaɻ.ba aˈzuʊ̯]

Proper noun

Barba Azul m

1. (French folklore) Bluebeard (nobleman who murders his wives)

Further reading

• Barba Azul on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt