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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbarricada
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ba.ʁiˈka.dɐ
"Eles construíram uma barricada para impedir a passagem."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An improvised barrier built across a street or opening to prevent the advance of an enemy or crowd.
"Protesters constructed a massive barricade using overturned vehicles and debris."
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To block or defend an entrance with a barrier to prevent access.
"The employees decided to barricade themselves inside the office until security arrived."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word barricade, based on barrique meaning 'barrel', referring to the makeshift defensive barriers constructed from barrels filled with earth during the 1588 Day of the Barricades in Paris. It entered the English language in the late 16th century, retaining its core military and defensive connotations while later expanding to civil obstruction and safety contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Barricade" is said worldwide
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barricade
Transliteration: ba.ʁi.kad
"La police a dressé une barricade sur la route principale."
Barrikade
Transliteration: baʁiˈkaːdə
"Die Demonstranten bauten eine Barrikade aus alten Möbeln."
barricata
Transliteration: bar.riˈkaː.ta
"I manifestanti hanno eretto una barricata per bloccare la strada."
barricada
Transliteration: ba.riˈka.ða
"Los manifestantes levantaron una barricada en la esquina."
barricada
Transliteration: ba.ʁiˈka.dɐ
"Eles construíram uma barricada para impedir a passagem."
बैरिकेड
Transliteration: bairikeḍ
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"भीड़ को रोकने के लिए पुलिस ने सड़क पर बैरिकेड लगा दिए।"
路障
Transliteration: lùzhàng
"警察在街道上设置了路障。"
바리케이드
Transliteration: barikeideu
Script: 한국어 한글
"시위대가 도로에 바리케이드를 설치했습니다."
バリケード
Transliteration: barikēdo
Script: 日本語
"暴徒が通りの真ん中にバリケードを築いた。"
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