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barbicano

white-bearded

adjective bahr-bee-KAH-noh Rare

Usage Note

Barbicano is a rare literary adjective describing someone with a white or grey beard, combining barba (beard) and the suffix -cano (white-haired, as in cano). It is found mainly in classical or poetic texts and is seldom used in everyday modern Spanish.

Examples

"El anciano barbicano entró al templo."

Natural Translation

The white-bearded old man entered the temple.

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