barbera

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/ˌbɑːrˈbɛrə/

noun

An Italian grape variety grown for use in red wine, or a wine made from such grapes.

OriginItalian barbera →
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Meanings

barbera1

nounbarbera (countable and uncountable, plural barberas)

plural barberas

  1. countableuncountableAn Italian grape variety grown for use in red wine, or a wine made from such grapes.

    (Your barbera will do nicely.)

    2007 May 30, Florence Fabricant, “An Earthy Mushroom Pasta Sauce With Piquant Cheese for an Earthy, Truffly Wine”, in New York Times
    1 more example

    This barbera grape, one of the predominant varieties in Italy's northwest Piemonte region, is grown in the town of Alba.

    2003 May 9, Laura Levy Shatkin, “Wine and Dine”, in Chicago Reader

Barbera2

proper nounBarbera (plural Barberas)

plural Barberas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Italianbarbera
  2. Italianbarbera
  3. Englishbarbera

Borrowed from Italian barbera.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

barbera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbera

MLA

“barbera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbera. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbera,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbera.

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