A2 — Elementarysostantivo (f.)
barba
beard
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
pizzettobasettebaffipeluria
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
viso glabrorasatosbarbato
Usage note
'Barba' is the full beard. 'Pizzetto' is a goatee. 'Basette' are sideburns. 'Baffi' are a moustache. 'Peluria' is light, soft facial hair. 'Barba di tre giorni' (three-day stubble) is very common colloquially.
Example
"Si è fatto crescere la barba durante il lockdown e non l'ha più tolta."
"He grew a beard during lockdown and never shaved it off."
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