barricado

[ bar-i-key-doh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural bar·ri·ca·does, bar·ri·ca·dos.

, bar·ri·ca·doed, bar·ri·ca·do·ing.

1580–90; a pseudo-Spanish form of barricade

I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly, I'll barricado my gates against you.

I asked how she had got in, as the whole chevaux-de-frise barricado of chairs was still standing fast at the door.

The Doctor falls down before the barricado, and is stretched all his hapless length fainting on the floor.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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