barouche

Meaning

A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.

Synonyms

calash

carriage

carryall

four-in-hand

shay

brougham

coach-and-four

cabriolet

Translations

calèche

Kutsche

عربة

Kalesche

Wagen

άμαξα

poussette

carrozza

calesse

carretela

barouche

calesa

fayton

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bæˈɹuːʃ/

Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From dialectal German Barutsche, from Italian baroccio, from Late Latin *birotium, from Latin birotus (“chariot”), from bi- (“two”) + rota (“wheel”). The spelling was altered in English as if the word had come from French. Doublet of britchka.