barbijo
Spanish, noun/baɾˈbixo/
barbijo is spelled B-A-R-B-I-J-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 102,764th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barbijo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “chinstrap (a strip of leather or material used to fasten a hat or helmet under the chin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Correa que sujeta el sombrero del gaucho para que no se vuele, pasando por debajo del mentón”.
What does barbijo mean in English?
noun
- 1
Latin-Americamasculinechinstrap (a strip of leather or material used to fasten a hat or helmet under the chin)
- 2
Latin-Americamasculineface mask, surgical mask
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Correa que sujeta el sombrero del gaucho para que no se vuele, pasando por debajo del mentón. 2. Mascarilla.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of barbijo
- barbijos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barbijo?
- /baɾˈbixo/
- [baɾˈβ̞i.xo]
- [baɾˈβ̞ixo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to barbijo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is barbijo in Spanish?
barbijo appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).