bárbaro
Portuguese, noun/ˈbaʁ.ba.ɾu/
bárbaro is spelled B-Á-R-B-A-R-O (7 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,997th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bárbaro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “barbarian (member of peoples considered uncivilised by the Romans and Greeks)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que age de forma rude ou selvagem”.
What does bárbaro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
barbarian; uncivilised
- 2
wicked; evil; cruel
- 3
Brazilslangawesome; wicked; brilliant; excellent
noun
- 1
masculinebarbarian (member of peoples considered uncivilised by the Romans and Greeks)
- 2
masculinebarbarian (uncivilised person)
- 3
masculinebarbarian (a cruel and violent person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que não é civilizado; selvagem; brutal, cruel, feroz 2. que é estrangeiro ou estranho à cultura local; estranho; exótico 3. diz-se de estilo rude, grosseiro, não refinado
noun: 1. na Antiguidade, indivíduo de qualquer povo estrangeiro em relação aos gregos e romanos 2. aquele que age de forma rude ou selvagem
prefix: 1. barbar-
noun: 1. prenome masculino
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bárbaro
- bárbara feminine
- bárbaros masculine plural
- bárbaras feminine plural
- bar.ba.ro- canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bárbaro?
- Brazil /ˈbaʁ.ba.ɾu/
- Brazil [ˈbaɦ.ba.ɾu]
- /ˈbaɾ.ba.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bárbaro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bárbaro in Portuguese?
bárbaro appears 2.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).