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Barricado

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A barricade. archaic

    "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. 1
    To barricade. archaic
  2. 2
    block off with barricades wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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