barrette

French

noun

Definitions

small bar
barrette (US), (hair) slide (UK)
brooch
bar (of medal)
(colloquial) bar/slab of hash

Etymology

Suffix from French barre (ingot, bar).

Origin

French

barre

Gloss

ingot, bar

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bar English
barre English
barre chord English
barret English
barrette English
barra Latin
barretum Latin
Barre German
Barren German
barre French
barre de fraction French
barre oblique French
barrer French
barreur French
barre Danish
bar Catalan, Valencian
barre Middle French