barre chord

English

noun

Definitions

(music) A guitar chord played by pressing down multiple strings on the fretboard.

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 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

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