Barbuda

Bar·bu·da
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UK/bɑːˈb(j)uː.də/US/bɑɹˈb(j)u.də/

proper noun

An island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda. Largest city: Codrington.

OriginSpanish barbuda ← Vulgar Latin *barbūtus ← Latin barba →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda. Largest city: Codrington.First known use early 17th c.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰers-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰardʰéh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*farðā
  4. Latinbarba
  5. Vulgar Latin*barbūtus
  6. Spanishbarbudo
  7. Spanishbarbuda
  8. EnglishBarbuda

From Spanish barbuda (“bearded”), referring perhaps to natives' beards or fig trees. Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus. Compare Lombardy. Doublet of Barbados.

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Translations

Arabic بَرْبُودَا
  • بَرْبُودَا (barbūdā)island
Dutch Barbuda
  • Barbudaisland
French Barbuda, Barbude
  • Barbudaisland
  • Barbudeisland
Greek Μπαρμπούντα
  • Μπαρμπούντα (Barmpoúnta)island
Irish Barbúda
  • Barbúdaisland
Latin Barbuda
  • Barbudaisland
Latvian Barbuda
  • Barbudaisland
Lithuanian Barbudà
  • Barbudàisland
Māori Papura
  • Papuraisland
Polish Barbuda
  • Barbudaisland
Spanish Barbuda
  • Barbudaisland
Urdu باربوڈا
  • باربوڈا (bārbūḍā)island
Vietnamese Bác-bu-đa
  • Bác-bu-đaisland

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Barbuda

buddhaJudahbarracudaBudagoudaSudaAntigua and Barbudahanafudakabufuda
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Cite this entry
APA

Barbuda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbuda

MLA

“Barbuda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbuda. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barbuda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbuda.

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