barricado

[ bar-i-key-doh ]

noun

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

1. a barricade.

verb (used with object)

, bar·ri·ca·doed, bar·ri·ca·do·ing.

1. to barricade.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barricado¹

1580–90; a pseudo-Spanish form of barricade

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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