barre
English
noun
Definitions
- (ballet) A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
- (music)
Etymology
Borrowed from French barre (ingot, bar).
Origin
French
barre
Gloss
ingot, bar
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bar English
- barre chord English
- barra Latin
- Barre German
- Barren German
- barre French
- barre de fraction French
- barre oblique French
- barrer French
- barrette French
- barreur French
- barre Danish
- bar Catalan, Valencian
- barre Middle French