caroche

[ kuh-rohch, -rohsh ]

noun
  1. (in the 17th century) a luxurious or stately coach or carriage.

Origin of caroche

1
1585–95; <Middle French <Italian carroccio, equivalent to carr(o) wheeled conveyance (see car1) + -occio pejorative suffix

Words Nearby caroche

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How to use caroche in a sentence

  • No, caroche does not remember his brother Ba'tiste the fighter, as brave as caroche is a coward!

  • Madam,” now announced Hans from the door, “the baggage is packed, and the caroche awaiteth your Ladyship.

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  • It will be seen from the first of these lines, that a difference is made between the coach and the caroche (carroch or carroache).

British Dictionary definitions for caroche

caroche

/ (kəˈrɒʃ) /


noun
  1. a stately ceremonial carriage used in the 16th and 17th centuries

Origin of caroche

1
C16: from French, ultimately from Latin carrus car

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