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

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “barvacãa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “barbac”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “barbacá” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.