barnabé

Portuguese

Etymology

Perhaps from the French given name Barnabé.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baʁ.naˈbɛ/ [baɦ.naˈbɛ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /baɾ.naˈbɛ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baʁ.naˈbɛ/
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /baɻ.naˈbɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐɾ.nɐˈbɛ/ [bɐɾ.nɐˈβɛ]

Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: bar‧na‧bé

Noun

barnabé m (plural barnabés)

(Brazil, informal) a low-rank public officer

Further reading

“barnabé”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“barnabé”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026