barbacana

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bər.bəˈka.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baɾ.baˈka.na]

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barbacana f (plural barbacanes)

1. barbican
2. eaves

   Synonym: ràfec

• “barbacana”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

barbacana f (plural barbacanas)

1. barbican

• “barbacana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024