barricado

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barricado

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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.

noun barricados · barricadoes

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 barricadoes · barricadoing · barricadoed

archaic To barricade.

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@misc{barricado_2026,
  title = {barricado},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barricado},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}