barbue
French, noun/baʁ.by/
barbue is spelled B-A-R-B-U-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 73,020th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barbue is a French feminine noun meaning “brill (type of sunfish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of barbu (“bearded”). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand poisson osseux marin, un poisson plat au corps ovale, voisin du turbot”.
What does barbue mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebrill (type of sunfish)
- 2
femininecatfish (e.g. channel, blue, or blue channel catfish)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of barbu (“bearded”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand poisson osseux marin, un poisson plat au corps ovale, voisin du turbot. 2. Vieille fille → voir barbon. 3. Plume à écrire. 4. Marcotte racinée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of barbue
- barbues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barbue?
- /baʁ.by/
- /bar.by/
- \baʁ.by\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to barbue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is barbue in French?
barbue appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).