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Definition of barricado

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (archaic)A barricade.
    “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.”
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noun

  1. (archaic)A barricade.
    “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.”

verb

  1. (archaic)To barricade.

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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.

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