🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

barba por fazer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbaʁbɐ poʁ ˈfazɛʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stubble/ˈstʌb.əl/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele tinha uma barba por fazer após alguns dias."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Short, stiff hairs that grow on a man's face after he has shaved.

    "After a few days without shaving, he had a noticeable stubble on his chin."
  2. 2

    The stumps of plants left after harvesting, especially in agriculture.

    "The field was covered in stubble after the wheat had been harvested."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'stubble' originates from Middle English 'stubbel', which is derived from the Old English 'stubbel', meaning 'stump' or 'stub'. It has evolved to refer to the short, stiff hairs that remain after shaving or cutting, reflecting its agricultural roots in describing the remnants of crops.

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