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Baroque
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baroque
English
thumb|right|The High Baroque altar of Saint John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta.
Etymology
Via en fr - (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape) from en pt barroco irregular pearl; related to es barrueco and it barocco and scn baroccu, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from en la verruca wart, or possibly from the technical construction of scholastic logic, Baroco.
Pronunciation
en /bəˈɹɒk/ /bəˈɹəʊk/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Baroque.wav Southern England
en /bəˈɹoʊk/ US
en ɒk əʊk
Adjective
en arts music From or characteristic of the Baroque period.
Translations
relating or belonging to the Baroque period
Czech: cs barokní
Danish: da barok, da barok-
Dutch: nl barok
Esperanto: eo baroka
Finnish: fi barokkinen, fi barokki-
German: de barock, de Barock-
Japanese: ja バロック barokku
Korean: ko 바로크
Polish: pl barokowy
Portuguese: pt barroco
Sicilian: scn baroccu m
Spanish: es barroco
Proper noun
en arts music A period in Western architecture, art, and music from 1600–1760 1 , known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.
The chess variant invented in 1962 by mathematician Robert Abbott, or any of its descendants, where pieces move alike, but have differing methods of capture.
en Ultima
Derived terms
en Baroque guitar baroquely baroque organ baroque pearl Baroque period baroque pop Neo-Baroque
Translations
period in architecture
Czech: cs baroko n
Danish: da barokken ?
Dutch: nl barok f
Faroese: fo barokkur m
Finnish: fi barokki
German: de Barock m n
Greek: el μπαρόκ n
Italian: it barocco m
Macedonian: mk барок m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb barokk m
Nynorsk: nn barokk m
Polish: pl barok m
Portuguese: pt Barroco m
Russian: ru баро́кко n
Scottish Gaelic: gd Baroc m
Slovene: sl barok m
Spanish: es Barroco m
Ukrainian: uk баро́ко n
period in art
Czech: cs baroko n
Danish: da barokken ?
Dutch: nl barok f
Faroese: fo barokkur m
Finnish: fi barokki
German: de Barock m n
Greek: el μπαρόκ n
Italian: it barocco m
Macedonian: mk барок m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb barokk m
Nynorsk: nn barokk m
Polish: pl barok m
Portuguese: pt Barroco m
Russian: ru баро́кко n
Scottish Gaelic: gd Baroc m
Slovene: sl barok m
Spanish: es Barroco m
Ukrainian: uk баро́ко n
period in music
Czech: cs baroko n
Danish: da barok c
Dutch: nl barok f
Faroese: fo barokkur m
Finnish: fi barokki
German: de Barock m n
Greek: el μπαρόκ n
Italian: it barocco m
Macedonian: mk барок m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb barokk m
Nynorsk: nn barokk m
Polish: pl barok m
Portuguese: pt Barroco m
Russian: ru баро́кко n
Scottish Gaelic: gd Baroc m
Slovene: sl barok m
Spanish: es Barroco m
chess variant
Greek: el Μπαρόκ σκάκι n
Polish: pl ultima f
Russian: ru баро́кко n
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 巴洛克
Japanese: ja バロック
Esperanto: eo baroko
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