Polyglot Dictionary

barrica

/baˈxikɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as barricas

Meaning

  1. barrel

    • O vinho envelheceu na barrica.

      The wine aged in the barrel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

barril

barrica is slightly smaller, a wine-cask specifically; barril is more general, like a beer barrel — both mean "barrel."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

barril

barril is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "barrel."

Spanish

tonel

tonel is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "barrel."

Practice

1 What does barrica mean?

2 Fill the gap: O vinho envelheceu na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches barrica?

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