Feminine
barak
Meaning
- (feminine) barracks (housing for (garrisoned) soldiers)
- (feminine) barrack (building used for housing in a (concentration) camp)
- (Belgium, feminine) shed, shelter
- (feminine) barrack (any relatively primitive temporary building, especially used for housing)
- (feminine, historical) field hospital
- (feminine, historical) temporary building to house, treat or isolate patients of contagious diseases, especially cholera
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ba‧rak
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baːˈɹɑk/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French baraque, from Spanish barraca.
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