barrot

From barra +‎ -ot.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈrɔt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈrɔt]

barrot m (plural barrots)

1. diminutive of barra (“bar”)
2. rung (of a ladder, chair)
3. rail (of furniture)

• “barrot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Inherited from Middle French barreaulx, equivalent to modern barre + -ot.

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʁo/ ~ /bɑ.ʁo/

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barrot m (plural barrots)

1. (nautical) beam (crosspiece)

• “barrot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.