barouche

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bəˈruːʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bə ro̅o̅sh)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ba•rouche  (bə ro̅o̅sh),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
barouche /bəˈruːʃ/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from German (dialect) Barutsche, from Italian baroccio, from Vulgar Latin birotium (unattested) vehicle with two wheels, from Late Latin birotus two-wheeled, from bi-1 + rota wheel

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