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barba

beard

noun BAR-bah Rare

Origin: From Latin 'barba', beard — directly inherited.

Usage Note

Barba is feminine: la barba, una barba. The idiomatic phrase che barba! literally means 'what a beard!' but is used to say 'how boring!' — a false friend trap for learners. Farsi la barba means to shave (one's beard), not to grow it.

Examples

"Mio padre porta la barba da anni."

Natural Translation

My father has had a beard for years.

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