barouche

== English == === Etymology === From dialectal German Barutsche, from Italian baroccio, from Late Latin *birotium, from Latin birotus (“chariot”), from bi- (“two”) + rota (“wheel”). The spelling was altered in English as if the word had come from French. Doublet of britchka. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bæˈɹuːʃ/ Rhymes: -uːʃ === Noun === barouche (plural barouches) A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver. 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 3: Day was drooping on a fine evening in March as a brown barouche passed through the wrought-iron gates of Hare-Hatch House on to the open highway. ==== Derived terms ====