Feminine

barak

  1. (feminine) barracks (housing for (garrisoned) soldiers)
  2. (feminine) barrack (building used for housing in a (concentration) camp)
  3. (Belgium, feminine) shed, shelter
  4. (feminine) barrack (any relatively primitive temporary building, especially used for housing)
  5. (feminine, historical) field hospital
  6. (feminine, historical) temporary building to house, treat or isolate patients of contagious diseases, especially cholera

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baːˈɹɑk/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French baraque, from Spanish barraca.

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