barouche (redirected from barouches)

ba·rouche  (b-rsh)

n.

A four-wheeled carriage with a collapsible top, two double seats inside opposite each other, and a box seat outside in front for the driver.

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[German Barutsche, from Italian biroccio, from Vulgar Latin *birotium, from Late Latin birotus, two-wheeled : Latin bi-, bi-; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + Latin rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

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Noun

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barouche - a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses