BARRACON

Meaning of BARRACON in English

n barracoon

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

BARRACOON — noun Etymology: Spanish barracón, augmentative of barraca hut, from Catalan Date: 1848 an enclosure or barracks formerly used for temporary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BARRACOON — |barə|kün noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish barracón, aug. of barraca hut, from Catalan : an enclosure or barrack formerly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARRACOON — /bar'euh koohn"/ , n. (formerly) a place of temporary confinement for slaves or convicts. [ 1850-55, Amer.; barracón, equiv. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARRACOON — noun Etymology: Spanish barracón, augmentative of barraca hut, from Catalan Date: 1848 : an enclosure or barracks formerly used for …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARRACOON — [ ˌbarə'ku:n ] ■ noun historical an enclosure in which black slaves were temporarily confined. Origin C19: from Sp. barracón …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BARRACOON — [bar.ra.coon] n [Sp barracon, aug. of barraca hut, fr. Catal] (1848): an enclosure or barracks formerly used for temporary confinement …
Merriam-Webster English vocab

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