Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbaresque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-baresque
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having a barbaric form or style

Dated

adj

Of or relating to Barbary.

Example Sentences

"His architecture was barbaresque"

Etymology

From French barbaresque. See -esque.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: barbaresque

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more barbaresque (comparative) most barbaresque (superlative)

Questions

What does barbaresque mean?: having a barbaric form or style
Where does barbaresque come from?: It is traced to French.

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