# bárbaro
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese barbaro, from Latin barbarus (“foreign, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of foreign languages. Doublet of bravo, possibly.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaɾbaɾo/ [ˈbaɾ.β̞a.ɾʊ]
* Rhymes: -aɾbaɾo

### Noun

bárbaro m (plural bárbaros)
* barbarian
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### Adjective

bárbaro (feminine bárbara, masculine plural bárbaros, feminine plural bárbaras)
* barbarian, uncivilised, uncultured
* (informal) great, fantastic

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bárbaro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bárbaro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bárbaro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese barbaro, from Latin barbarus (“foreign, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of foreign languages. Doublet of berbere and, possibly, of bravo / brabo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbaʁ.ba.ɾu/ [ˈbaɦ.ba.ɾu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbaʁ.ba.ɾu/ [ˈbaɦ.ba.ɾu]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈbaɾ.ba.ɾu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈbaʁ.ba.ɾu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbaɻ.ba.ɾo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbaɾ.bɐ.ɾu/ [ˈbaɾ.βɐ.ɾu]
* Hyphenation: bár‧ba‧ro

### Adjective

bárbaro (feminine bárbara, masculine plural bárbaros, feminine plural bárbaras)
* barbarian; uncivilised
    Synonyms: selvagem, incivilizado
* wicked; evil; cruel
    Synonyms: mau, malvado, cruel, maldoso
* (Brazil, slang) awesome; wicked; brilliant; excellent

#### Derived terms

* Bárbara
* barbaramente
* barbaria
* barbaridade
* barbárie
* barbarismo

### Noun

bárbaro m (plural bárbaros, feminine bárbara, feminine plural bárbaras)
* (historical) barbarian (member of peoples considered uncivilised by the Romans and Greeks)
* barbarian (uncivilised person)
* barbarian (a cruel and violent person)
    Synonym: bruto

### Further reading

* “bárbaro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin barbarus (“foreign, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of foreign languages.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaɾbaɾo/ [ˈbaɾ.β̞a.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -aɾbaɾo
* Syllabification: bár‧ba‧ro

### Adjective

bárbaro (feminine bárbara, masculine plural bárbaros, feminine plural bárbaras)
* barbaric
* (colloquial) enormous
* (colloquial) stupendous
* (colloquial) cool

### Noun

bárbaro m (plural bárbaros, feminine bárbara, feminine plural bárbaras)
* barbarian

#### Derived terms

* barbaridad

#### Related terms

* barbárico
* barbarie
* barbarizar

### Further reading

* “bárbaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “bárbaro”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010