English Explanatory Dictionary

Barbuda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda. Largest city: Codrington.

Pronunciation

/bɑːˈb(j)uː.də/ /bɑɹˈb(j)u.də/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barbuda.wav

Word forms

Barbuda

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-? Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ Proto-Italic *farβā Vulgar Latin barba Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Vulgar Latin -tusder. Vulgar Latin -ūtus Vulgar Latin *barbūtus Spanish barbudo Spanish barbudabor. English Barbuda From Spanish barbuda (“bearded”), referring perhaps to natives' beards or fig trees. Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus. Compare Lombardy. Doublet of Barbados.

Derived words

Antigua and Barbuda Barbudan Barbudian Barbuda warbler
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