bárbaro
/ˈbaɾbaɾo/ · B1 · adj
reckless, careless
⚔️ Cognate of barbaric: Greek barbaros mocked foreign speech as bar-bar
Ancient Greeks called foreigners barbaros because their speech sounded like bar-bar babble to Greek ears. Spanish bárbaro keeps the sense of barbaric or cruel. In casual speech it can also mean reckless, and in Argentina it is slang for great.