Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbal

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-bal
IPA: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəl/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to beards.

Example Sentences

"Much depends here on how persuasive you find the entailments that Oldstone-Moore draws between historical circumstances and barbal fashions."

Etymology

From Latin barba (“beard”) + -al.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: barba
Suffix: -al

Homonyms

barbel

Rhymes With

marble barbel garble yarble

Questions

How do you pronounce barbal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəl/.
What does barbal mean?: Relating to beards.
Where does barbal come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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