baroque

== English == === Etymology === Via French baroque (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape), from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verrūca (“wart”). It has been suggested that the term derives from Baroco, a technical term from scholastic logic. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bæˈɹɒk/ Rhymes: -ɒk (US) IPA(key): /bəˈɹoʊk/ Rhymes: -əʊk === Adjective === baroque (comparative baroquer, superlative baroquest) Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail. Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity. Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque. Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts. (sometimes capitalized) Characteristic of Western art and music of the Early Modern period. (figuratively) Overly and needlessly complicated. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === baroque (plural baroques) An ornate, detailed style. === Anagrams === Baquero == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French baroque, originally denoting a pearl of irregular shape, from Italian barocco, Spanish barrueco, or Portuguese barroco, all possibly from Latin verrūca (“wart”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ʁɔk/ === Adjective === baroque (plural baroques) baroque (all senses) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: baroque → Polish: barok → Spanish: barroco === Further reading === “baroque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012