barbacana

Catalan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with French barbacane.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bər.bəˈka.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [baɾ.baˈka.na]

Noun

barbacana f (plural barbacanes)

barbican
eaves
Synonym: ràfec

Further reading

“barbacana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Noun

barbacana f (plural barbacanas)

barbican

Further reading

“barbacana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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