barbacá

See also: barbacã

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese barvacãa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French barbacane, of uncertain origin: compare English barbican, Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, “aqueduct, sewer”), and Persian باب‌خانه (bâb-xâne, “gatehouse”). Cognate with Portuguese barbacã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baɾβaˈka]

Noun

barbacá f (plural barbacás)

1. barbican
2. buttress

References

• “barvacãa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “barbac” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “barbacá” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.