barouche

(bə ro̵̅o̅s̸h)

noun

a four-wheeled carriage with a collapsible hood, two double seats opposite each other, and a box seat in front for the driver

Origin: Ger barutsche < It baroccio altered < biroccio < ML *birotium, two-wheeled cart < LL birotus, two-wheeled < L bi-, bi- + rota, wheel: see roll

See barouche in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
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.

Origin:

Origin: German Barutsche

Origin: , from Italian biroccio

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *birotium

Origin: , from Late Latin birotus, two-wheeled

Origin: : Latin bi-, bi-; see dwo- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Latin rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots

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