barrique

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See also: bârrique

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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barrique (plural barriques)

  1. (historical) A barrel or cask of varying capacity, very roughly 200 litres.

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Occitan barrica, from Vulgar Latin *barrica (barrel, cask), from Gaulish *baril (cask, barrel); perhaps related to the source of Vulgar Latin *barra.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.ʁik/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ik

Noun

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barrique f (plural barriques)

  1. barrel, cask
    Synonym: tonneau
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) fatty, fatso

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • German: Barrique
  • Italian: barrique
  • Malagasy: barika
  • Moore: barika
  • Moore: birkɛ

References

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Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French barrique.

Noun

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barrique f (invariable)

  1. barrique (oak barrel of about 200 litre capacity, for storing wine)

Portuguese

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Verb

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barrique

  1. inflection of barricar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative