Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barrique

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-rique
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A barrel or cask of varying capacity, very roughly 200 litres.

Etymology

From French barrique (“barrel, cask”). Doublet of breaker.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: barrique

Inflected Forms

barriques (plural)

Questions

What does barrique mean?: A barrel or cask of varying capacity, very roughly 200 litres.
Where does barrique come from?: It is traced to French.

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