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barricade.

barricade

9 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.ʁi.kad/
  1. barricade

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From barrique (“cask”) + -ade (“group”). So named after the first street barricades in Paris, which were composed of casks filled with earth, paving stones, etc.

verb/ba.ʁi.kad/
  1. inflection of barricader: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of barricader: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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