barbeau
See also: Barbeau
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French barbel (“barbel fish”), from Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus (“a type of fish”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
barbeau m (plural barbeaux)
- (zoology) barbel (fish)
- (botany) cornflower (plant)
Further reading edit
- “barbeau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.