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- [bar-uh l-hous]
- /ˈbær əlˌhaʊs/
- /bˈarəlhˌaʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bar-uh l-hous]
- /ˈbær əlˌhaʊs/
Definitions of barrelhouse word
- noun barrelhouse a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment 3
- noun barrelhouse a vigorous and unpolished style of jazz for piano, originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans 3
- noun barrelhouse (as modifier) 3
- noun barrelhouse a small, cheap old-time saloon with a row of racked barrels along the wall 3
- noun barrelhouse a raucous, driving, unsophisticated style of playing jazz 3
- noun plural barrelhouse a cheap saloon, especially one in New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century: so called from the racks of liquor barrels originally placed along the walls. 1
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Origin of barrelhouse
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; barrel + house
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Parts of speech for Barrelhouse
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barrelhouse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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