barricado
barricado · barricadoes · barricadoed · barricadoing
To barricadeTo barricade.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To barricade.
More definitions
- block off with barricades
Origin
The noun is from French barricade, from barrique (“cask”) + -ade (“group”); or Spanish barThe 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.
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Forms
barricadoes, barricadoing, barricadoed, barricadoed| Base form | barricado · to barricado |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | barricadoes |
| Present participle | barricadoing |
| Past simple | barricadoed |
| Past participle | barricadoed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- block off with barricades:barricade
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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