barrique

See also: bârrique

French

Etymology

Old Occitan barrica, from Vulgar Latin *barrica (“barrel, cask”), from Gaulish *baril (“cask, barrel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.ʁik/
Rhymes: -ik

Noun

barrique f (plural barriques)

barrel, cask
(figuratively, pejorative) fatty, fatso

Descendants

Italian: barrique

Further reading

“barrique” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Noun

barrique f (invariable)

an oak barrel, of about 200 litre capacity, for storing wine

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