🇪🇸 Spanish

barbas

feminine

las barbas

beards

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barbas
/las ˈbaɾβas/
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How do you say barbas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈbaɾβas/

How do you pronounce barbas in Spanish?

barbas is pronounced /las ˈbaɾβas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La barba negra y espesa de mi abuelo era muy característica.

My grandfather's black and thick beard was very characteristic.

La barba larga que ella decidió no afeitarse se veía completamente diferente.

The long beard that she decided not to shave looked completely different.

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Why is it feminine?

Barbas is feminine in Spanish because it derives from Latin "barba," which was also feminine, likely due to the suffix "-a" being the standard feminine ending in Romance languages and Latin's grammatical gender system. The word's gender was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for beards?

The Spanish word for beards is las barbas — feminine.

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