Definition of BARRICADO

barricado

Plural: barricadoes, barricados

Verb

  • block off with barricades
  • To barricade.

Noun

  • A barricade.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

barricade

Scrabble Score: 14

barricado: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
barricado: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
barricado: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

barricado is a valid Words With Friends word