briska
French, noun/bʁis.ka/
briska is a French masculine noun meaning “britchka, buggy (type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Calèche de voyage très légère qui se caractérise par une avancée du toit ou une capucine recouvrant le cocher”.
What does briska mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebritchka, buggy (type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Calèche de voyage très légère qui se caractérise par une avancée du toit ou une capucine recouvrant le cocher
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of briska
- briskas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce briska?
- /bʁis.ka/
- \bʁi.ska\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.