barbakan

== Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English barbican. Possibly borrowed from French barbacane or German Barbakane, possibly through Spanish barbacana, or borrowed from Italian barbacane. Further etymology uncertain, possibly from Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, “aqueduct, sewer”) or Persian باب‌خانه (bâb-xâne, “gatehouse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /barˈba.kan/ Rhymes: -akan Syllabification: bar‧ba‧kan Homophone: Barbakan === Noun === barbakan m inan (historical, military) barbican (tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town) Synonym: rondel ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === barbakan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN barbakan in Polish dictionaries at PWN barbakan in PWN's encyclopedia