Barbillas

Barbillas is a term that can refer to several distinct uses in Spanish-language contexts. In everyday Spanish, barbilla means chin; barbillas is the plural form and can describe multiple chins or chin-like features on objects or landscapes. The word can appear in descriptions that emphasize jutting or prominent shapes around the lower face or on surfaces, and it may occur in idiomatic expressions.

As an onomastic term, Barbillas is a surname of Spanish origin. Genealogical and civil records in Latin America and the Caribbean include individuals with the surname Barbillas, reflecting its use as a family name in various communities.

As a place name, Barbillas or related toponym variants are used for geographic locations in Spanish-speaking regions. In such toponyms, the name is often linked to local landscape features associated with the idea of a chin-like contour, or it may preserve a historical association with families bearing the Barbillas name.

Because the term is polysemous, the exact meaning depends on context. When encountered in text, it is helpful to determine whether Barbillas is used as a common noun (referring to chins or chin-like features) or as a proper noun (a place, or a surname). See also the related term barbilla for the singular form and related linguistic or geographic appellations.