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barbuta

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See also: bãrbutã

Italian

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una barbuta – a barbute
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /barˈbu.ta/
  • Rhymes: -uta
  • Hyphenation: bar‧bù‧ta

Etymology 1

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From barba (“beard”), perhaps because the helmet would leave the wearer's beard visible.

Noun

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barbuta f (plural barbute) (military, historical)

  1. a type of helmet: barbute
    Hypernym: elmo
  2. (by extension) a soldier wearing such a helmet

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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barbuta f sg

  1. feminine singular of barbuto

Further reading

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  • “barbuta”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
  • “barbuta” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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