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Baroque en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /bəˈɹɒk/ (UK)
• /bəˈɹoʊk/ (US)
• /bəˈɹəʊk/ (UK)

Etymology

Via French (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape) from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco and Sicilian baroccu, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verruca (“wart”), or possibly from the technical construction of scholastic logic, Baroco.

Meanings

1. From or characteristic of the Baroque period.

Forms

Translations (15)

scn baroccu (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · ko 바로크 (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · nl barok (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · fi barokki- (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · ja バロック (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · da barok- (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · pt barroco (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · de Barock- (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · cs barokní (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · es barroco (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · fi barokkinen (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · pl barokowy (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · eo baroka (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · da barok (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) · de barock (relating or belonging to the Baroque period)

Baroque en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /bəˈɹɒk/ (UK)
• /bəˈɹoʊk/ (US)
• /bəˈɹəʊk/ (UK)

Etymology

Via French (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape) from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco and Sicilian baroccu, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verruca (“wart”), or possibly from the technical construction of scholastic logic, Baroco.

Meanings

1. A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.
2. The chess variant invented in 1962 by mathematician Robert Abbott, or any of its descendants, where pieces move alike, but have differing methods of capture.

Deriveds

Baroque guitar · baroquely · baroque organ · Baroque period · baroque pop · baroque pearl

Synonyms

Ultima

Translations (54)

fi barokki (period in music) · de Barock (period in art) · fi barokki (period in art) · pl barok (period in art) · es Barroco (period in art) · cs baroko (period in music) · gd Baroc (period in music) · el μπαρόκ (period in music) · sl barok (period in architecture) · it barocco (period in music) · uk баро́ко (period in architecture) · el μπαρόκ (period in art) · nb barokk (period in architecture) · ru баро́кко (chess variant) · ru баро́кко (period in art) · cs baroko (period in architecture) · ru баро́кко (period in music) · pt Barroco (period in art) · da barokken (period in architecture) · fo barokkur (period in architecture) · da barok (period in music) · nb barokk (period in art) · fo barokkur (period in music) · mk барок (period in art) · nl barok (period in music) · fi barokki (period in architecture) · cs baroko (period in art) · nn barokk (period in architecture) · de Barock (period in architecture) · it barocco (period in art) · mk барок (period in architecture) · nb barokk (period in music) · pt Barroco (period in architecture) · es Barroco (period in music) · gd Baroc (period in art) · gd Baroc (period in architecture) · pl barok (period in architecture) · de Barock (period in music) · it barocco (period in architecture) · es Barroco (period in architecture) · nn barokk (period in music) · nl barok (period in architecture) · uk баро́ко (period in art) · pl barok (period in music) · pt Barroco (period in music) · mk барок (period in music) · da barokken (period in art) · fo barokkur (period in art) · nl barok (period in art) · ru баро́кко (period in architecture) · sl barok (period in music) · sl barok (period in art) · el μπαρόκ (period in architecture) · nn barokk (period in art)