- a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
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ba•rouche
(bə ro̅o̅sh′),USA pronunciation n.
- Transporta four-wheeled carriage with a high front seat outside for the driver, facing seats inside for two couples, and a calash top over the back seat.
- Vulgar Latin *birotium, equivalent. to Late Latin birot(us) two-wheeled (see bi-1, rota1) + -ium -ium
- Italian baroccio
- dialect, dialectal German Barutsche
- 1795–1805
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barouche /bəˈruːʃ/ n