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barbut

UK/ˈbɑː.bət/US/ˈbɑɹ.bət/

barbut is the alternative form of barbute.

barbut is the obsolete form of burbot.

Meaning of barbute

Noun

barbute (plural barbutes)

  1. A type of visorless helmet, of 15th-century Italian design, including a T or Y shaped opening for the eyes and mouth.
    • Medium helmets weighing about six pounds occur in visored bassinets, salades, barbutes, armets and certain burganets.1920, Bashford Dean, Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare, page 46

Meaning of burbot

Noun

burbot (plural burbots)

  1. A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
    Synonyms:
    eel-pout, lake lawyer, lawyer

Forms of barbut

pluralbarbuts

Questions about barbut

What is barbut the alternative form of?
Barbut is the alternative form of barbute.
How do you pronounce barbut?
Barbut is pronounced /ˈbɑː.bət/ (UK).

Words near barbut in the dictionary

  1. barbulation
  2. barbulations
  3. barbule
  4. barbuled
  5. barbules
  6. barbut
  7. barbute
  8. barbutes
  9. Barbuto
  10. Barbutos
  11. barbuts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barbut (page history and authors); barbute (page history and authors); burbot (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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