barricada
barricade
noun bah-rree-KAH-dah Rare
Origin: From French barricade, from barrique (barrel) — barrels were the original material used to build street barriers.
Usage Note
Barricada entered Spanish from French during the revolutionary era. It refers to a makeshift barrier thrown up to block a street or position, and is used both literally (in protest or conflict contexts) and figuratively (levantar barricadas, to put up barriers). The initial barr- is a rolled-r cluster.
Examples
"Los manifestantes levantaron una barricada."
Natural Translation
The protesters put up a barricade.
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