*banc*, m., bench.
*bande*, f., belt, strip.
*bander*, to bind up.
*bandoulière*, f., shoulder-belt. porter en ——, to carry slung across the shoulder.
*baobab*, m., baobab, an African tree; also called the sourgourd tree, or (in South Africa) the cream-of-tartar tree.
*baraque*, f., hut, hovel.
*barbe*,f., beard.
*barbu*, bearded.
*barque*, f., bark, craft.
*barre*, f., bar, lever.