barok

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word barok. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word barok, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say barok in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word barok you have here. The definition of the word barok will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofbarok, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: bárok and bárók

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French baroque, from Portuguese barroco.

Adjective

barok

  1. baroque

Further reading

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

Borrowed from French baroque, from Portuguese barroco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːˈrɔk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧rok
  • Rhymes: -ɔk

Proper noun

barok f

  1. (history) the Baroque (period)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: barok
  • → Papiamentu: baròk

Adjective

barok (comparative barokker, superlative barokst)

  1. baroque

Declension

Declension of barok
uninflected barok
inflected barokke
comparative barokker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial barok barokker het barokst
het barokste
indefinite m./f. sing. barokke barokkere barokste
n. sing. barok barokker barokste
plural barokke barokkere barokste
definite barokke barokkere barokste
partitive baroks barokkers —

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

From Dutch barok, from French baroque, from Portuguese barocco, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verruca (“wart”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ba‧rok

Noun

barok (plural barok-barok)

  1. (architecture, literature) Baroque, a period in western architecture, art and music from ca. 1600 to ca. 1760 CE.
  2. a pearl of irregular shape.

Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French baroque.

Pronunciation

Noun

barok m inan

  1. (historical, art) Baroque (A period in western architecture, art and music from ca. 1600 to ca. 1760 CE)
  2. (figuratively) baroqueness
    Synonym: barokowość
    Antonyms: ascetyzm, asceza

Declension

Declension of barok
singular
nominative barok
genitive baroku
dative barokowi
accusative barok
instrumental barokiem
locative baroku
vocative baroku

Derived terms

(adjective):
(adverb):
(noun):

Further reading

  • barok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • barok in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎrok/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧rok

Noun

bàrok m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀рок)

  1. Baroque

Declension

Declension of barok
singular
nominative bàrok
genitive baròka
dative baroku
accusative barok
vocative baroče
locative baroku
instrumental barokom

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

barok m inan (relational adjective barokový)

  1. Baroque

Declension

Declension of barok (pattern dub)
singular
nominativebarok
genitivebaroka
dativebaroku
accusativebarok
locativebaroku
instrumentalbarokom

Further reading

  • “barok”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From comic character created by Filipino cartoonist Bert Sarile in 1973, Barok, who was depicted as a “pre-historic caveman”. Possibly influenced by English baroque.

Pronunciation

Adjective

barók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜃ᜔) (colloquial, slightly derogatory)

  1. speaking a language in a broken or unfluent manner (especially by a non-native speaker or someone with a speech disorder)
    Ang barok ng Tagalog mo!
    You're speaking broken Tagalog!
    • 1997, Virgilio S. Almario, Tradisyon at Wikang Filipino, Sentro Ng Wikang Filipino Sistemang Unibersidad Ng Pilipinas, →ISBN:
      Halatang tinamad sapagkat hindi idinulot ang iba pang makulay na kahulugan sa Ingles na "joker." Ang totoo, kung may sobra ... Ngunit ang mas mabigat na pagkaligta ay ang hindi pagpapasok sa katu- tubong "barok." Ni hindi man lamang ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1982, Reynaldo Arquero Duque, Bagani Ubbog:
      At inilibing namin ang mga buto ni Apong Ibang sa hukay sa isang sulok ng bakuran ni Apong Isis na walang tinawag na ... May Tagalog, may Sebuwano, may Kapampangan, may Iluko, may Ingles, may Espanyol, may Pangasinense. ... 'Yan ang bilin niya, barok, paliwanag ng Amang nang magtanong ako sa kanya.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2000, Riza Faith C. Ybañez, Labor Migration & HIV/AIDS: Vulnerability of Filipino Migrant Workers:
      Like Mel, Grace no longer has plans of working abroad since she has vowed to " prioritize my child and my family. ... naging problema ko pa ay yung salita, kasi bibihira naman ang Hapon na marunong mag-Ingles. So, nag-aral kami ng konting Niponggo at medyo kahit barok na barok kaming magsalita ay nagka- kaintindihan na naman kaming mga Hapon [Perhaps, another problem I faced (at the start) ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

barók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜃ᜔) (slang, dated)

  1. drug addict
    Synonym: adik

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

barok (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. small pillow
    Synonym: almohadilya

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English baroque, from French baroque, from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”).

Pronunciation

Noun

barók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜃ᜔) (art)

  1. Baroque

Further reading

  • “barok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia