barbera

See also: Barbera and Barberà

English

Etymology

From Italian barbera.

Noun

barbera (countable and uncountable, plural barberas)

1. An Italian grape variety grown for use in red wine, or a wine made from such grapes.
   • 2003 May 9, Laura Levy Shatkin, “Wine and Dine”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     This barbera grape, one of the predominant varieties in Italy's northwest Piemonte region, is grown in the town of Alba.

   • 2007 May 30, Florence Fabricant, “An Earthy Mushroom Pasta Sauce With Piquant Cheese for an Earthy, Truffly Wine”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     (Your barbera will do nicely.)

Anagrams

• Arabber, arabber

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barbera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾˈbeɾa/ [baɾˈbe.ɾa]
• Hyphenation: baɹ‧be‧ɹa

Noun

barbéra (Basahan spelling ᜊᜍ᜔ᜊᜒᜍ)

1. female equivalent of barbero (“barber”).

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

barbera

1. third-person singular simple future of barber

Anagrams

• barbare

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɹˈbɛ.ɹa/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹa

Noun

barbera m (invariable)

1. a grape variety from Piedmont
2. a dry red wine made from these grapes

Anagrams

• barbare

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• barbere (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology

From barber +‎ -a.

Verb

barbera (present tense barberer, past tense barberte, past participle barbert, passive infinitive barberast, present participle barberande, imperative barber)

1. to shave (remove hair, usually with a razor)
2. (reflexive) to shave oneself

References

• “barbera” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾˈbeɾa/ [baɾˈβ̞e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: bar‧be‧ra

Noun

barbera f (plural barberas)

1. female equivalent of barbero (“barber”)
2. barber's wife
3. razor, cut-throat razor

   Synonyms: navaja de afeitar, navaja barbera

Further reading

• “barbero”, 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

Swedish

Verb

barbera (present barberar, preterite barberade, supine barberat, imperative barbera)

1. to barber, to cut hair

Conjugation

Conjugation of barbera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	barbera		barberas
supine	barberat		barberats
imperative	barbera		—
imper. plural1	barberen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	barberar	barberade	barberas	barberades
ind. plural1	barbera	barberade	barberas	barberades
subjunctive2	barbere	barberade	barberes	barberades
present participle		barberande
past participle		barberad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• barberare

See also

• klippa (klippa sig, klippa håret)