What does the word Barbaro mean?

Iceman · May 7, 2006

or where does the name come from? I'm sure I will here this answer 100 times in the next few weeks but is it another Itallian word like Giacomo(sp)?

Labeeb · May 7, 2006

Giacomo was named after the son of Sting. Or something to that effect. Not sure about Barbaro. The same owners bred and later sold the winner of the 2000 Guineas, George Washington.

SALTHEITAL · May 7, 2006

Yo ice ...

ice man said:
or where does the name come from? I'm sure I will here this answer 100 times in the next few weeks but is it another Itallian word like Giacomo(sp)?

It's Italian ...means barbarian.

WharfRat+ · May 7, 2006

I think I heard he was named after a famous hunting dog.

-Slim- · May 7, 2006

In spanish, it is derived from latin (barbarus). At the beginning it was used to refer to all foreigners in general.

The romans (Roman Empire) would refer to all those that were not under the empire as "barbaros"

From there, it can be derived to mean other things such as:

he who commits violent, cruel acts.
uncivilized, rude
also can be used to enhance something else....as in an experience, a game, etc...

wilheim · May 7, 2006

Qué barbaridad is a common expression in Spanish - the meaning depends upon the context. Something like how awful or uncouth I guess is as good a definition as any, also how vulgar, foolish or dumb.

wil..

charleslanger · May 7, 2006

slang for awesome or freakishly amazing-- depending on the situation it could denote very daring-ballsy-courageous,
outrageous-bad-shameless...

noi parliamo spagnolo........

hey, wil...we need a brady bunch-type avatar, with one face looking upwards and waving.......