barouche

[ buh-roosh ]

noun

1. a four-wheeled carriage with a high front seat outside for the driver, facing seats inside for two couples, and a calash top over the back seat.

barouche

/ bəˈruːʃ /

noun

1. a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front

Word History and Origins

Origin of barouche¹

1795–1805; < dialectal German Barutsche < Italian baroccio < Vulgar Latin *birotium, equivalent to Late Latin birot ( us ) two-wheeled ( bi- ¹, rota ¹ ) + -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of barouche¹

C19: from German (dialect) Barutsche , from Italian baroccio , from Vulgar Latin birotium (unattested) vehicle with two wheels, from Late Latin birotus two-wheeled, from bi- ¹+ rota wheel

Example Sentences

The black barouche has a collapsible leather hood and fabric-covered padded seats.

From Washington Times

The sidewalks and avenues had to be broad enough to accommodate cafe tables and the two-horse barouches of the industrialists and socialites moving into those apartment buildings.

From New York Times

Etiquette decrees that we call it Frownton Abbey before apologising profusely and leaving in the nearest barouche.

From The Guardian

They used to drive round in a barouche and administer gruel to the village without anesthetics.”

From Project Gutenberg

Nor were the drives on fine mornings in the royal barouche much of a diversion.

From Project Gutenberg

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