Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barricado

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-ri-ca-do
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

verb

Archaic

Example Sentences

"He raised his right foot, and, with a furious exertion, split in shivers the half-decayed barricado which impeded his progress in effecting his purpose."

Etymology

The noun is from French barricade, from barrique (“cask”) + -ade (“group”); or Spanish barricada, from barrica (“cask”) + -ada (“group”). So named after the first street barricades in Paris, which were composed of casks filled with earth, paving stones, etc. The verb is from the noun.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: barricade, barricada

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

barricados (plural) barricadoes (plural) barricadoes (present, singular) barricadoing (participle, present) barricadoed (participle, past) barricadoed (past)

Synonyms

barricade

Questions

What does barricado mean?: A barricade.
Where does barricado come from?: It is traced to French.

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