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barrette

name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /bəˈɹɛt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛt
  • CMU ARPABET: B ER0 EH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A bar used to mount medals of chivalric orders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of katepimeron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

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Synonyms: katepimeron

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To put (hair) into a barrette.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a pin for holding women's hair in place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pin

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French barrette, from barre (“a bar”) + -ette, literally a small bar.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: saçayıran — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Bulgarian: шнола (šnola) — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Bulgarian: фиба (fiba) — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Bulgarian: фуркет (furket) — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Catalan: agulla de clenxa — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Catalan: pinça de cabells — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Czech: sponka — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Finnish: hiussolki — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • German: Haarspange — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • German: Haarklammer — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Irish: fáisceán gruaige — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Japanese: バレッタ (baretta) — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Macedonian: шно́ла (šnóla) — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Macedonian: фурке́та (furkéta) — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Polish: spinka do włosów — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Portuguese: prendedor de cabelo — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Portuguese: presilha — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Russian: зако́лка (zakólka) — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Spanish: prendedor de pelo — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Spanish: prendedor — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Spanish: pinche — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip
  • Swedish: hårspänne — clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip