Word: barbicans
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bar
bi
cans
Definition: Plural of barbican; a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
Morphemes:
Affix: barbican
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town
Etymology Compounds: Affix: barbacane
Language: fro
Decoded: barbacane
PoS: Noun
Meaning: buttress
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).