barbouze
French
noun
Definitions
- (because of the fake beard often worn to hide his face) agent of a paramilitary force
- secret agent
Etymology
Suffix from French barbe (beard, long hair of certain animals).
Origin
French
barbe
Gloss
beard, long hair of certain animals
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
髭
Emoji
👳 🧔
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- barbet English
- barbe French
- barber French
- barbette French
- barbiche French
- barbier French
- barbifier French
- barbifère French
- barbière French
- barboter French
- barbouzard French
- barbouzerie French
- barbu French
- imberbe French
- la barbe French
- barbu Norman
- barbe Middle French
- bab Haitian, Haitian Creole
- labarb Mauritian Creole
- labarb Seychellois Creole