Baroque

See also: baroque

The High Baroque altar of Saint John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta.

English

Etymology

Via French (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape) from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verruca (“wart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɹɒk/, /bəˈɹəʊk/
• IPA^(key): /bəˈɹoʊk/

Rhymes: -ɒk, -əʊk

Adjective

Baroque (comparative more Baroque, superlative most Baroque)

1. (art, music) From or characteristic of the Baroque period.

Translations

relating or belonging to the Baroque period

• Czech: barokní (cs)
• Danish: barok, barok-
• Esperanto: baroka
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• German: barock (de), Barock-
• Portuguese: barroco (pt)
• Spanish: Barroco m

Proper noun

Baroque

1. (art, music) A period in western architecture, art and music from ca. 1600 to ca. 1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.
2. The chess variant invented in 1962 by mathematician Robert Abbott, or any of its descendants, where pieces move alike, but have differing methods of capture.

Derived terms

• Baroque guitar
• baroquely
• baroque organ
• baroque pearl
• Baroque period
• baroque pop

 

Translations

period in architecture

• Czech: baroko (cs) n
• Danish: barokken ?
• Dutch: barok (nl) f
• Faroese: barokkur m
• Finnish: barokki (fi)
• German: Barock (de) m or n
• Greek: μπαρόκ (el) n (barók)
• Italian: barocco (it) m
• Macedonian: барок m (barok)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: barokk (no) m

  Nynorsk: barokk m

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• Polish: barok (pl) m
• Portuguese: Barroco m
• Russian: баро́кко (ru) n (barókko)
• Scottish Gaelic: Baroc m
• Slovene: barok (sl) m
• Spanish: barroco (es) m, barroca f
• Ukrainian: баро́ко (uk) n (baróko)

period in art

• Czech: baroko (cs) n
• Danish: barokken ?
• Dutch: barok (nl) f
• Faroese: barokkur m
• Finnish: barokki (fi)
• German: Barock (de) m or n
• Greek: μπαρόκ (el) n (barók)
• Italian: barocco (it) m
• Macedonian: барок m (barok)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: barokk (no) m

  Nynorsk: barokk m

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• Polish: barok (pl) m
• Portuguese: Barroco m
• Russian: баро́кко (ru) n (barókko)
• Scottish Gaelic: Baroc m
• Slovene: barok (sl) m
• Spanish: barroco (es) m, barroca f
• Ukrainian: баро́ко (uk) n (baróko)

period in music

• Czech: baroko (cs) n
• Danish: barok ?
• Dutch: barok (nl) f
• Faroese: barokkur m
• Finnish: barokki (fi)
• German: Barock (de) m or n
• Greek: μπαρόκ (el) n (barók)
• Italian: barocco (it) m
• Macedonian: барок m (barok)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: barokk (no) m

  Nynorsk: barokk m

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• Polish: barok (pl) m
• Portuguese: Barroco m
• Russian: баро́кко (ru) n (barókko)
• Scottish Gaelic: Baroc m
• Slovene: barok (sl) m
• Spanish: barroco (es) m, barroca f

chess variant

• Russian: баро́кко (ru) n (barókko)
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Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} baroko
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