- barracoon
- noun Etymology: Spanish barracón, augmentative of barraca hut, from Catalan Date: 1848 an enclosure or barracks formerly used for temporary confinement of slaves or convicts — often used in plural
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Barracoon — Bar ra*coon , n. [Sp. or Pg. barraca. See {Barrack}.] A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily. Du Chaillu. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barracoon — [bar΄ə ko͞on′] n. [Sp barracón, aug. of barraca: see BARRACK1] an enclosure or barracks, formerly used for temporarily confining slaves or convicts awaiting transportation … English World dictionary
barracoon — /bar euh koohn /, n. (formerly) a place of temporary confinement for slaves or convicts. [1850 55, Amer.; < Sp barracón, equiv. to barrac(a) hut (see BARRACK1) + on aug. suffix] * * * … Universalium
barracoon — noun The tempory cage for slaves and indentured servants in the Louisiana Territory and French colonial Africa … Wiktionary
barracoon — n. barrack or inclosure used in the past as temporary prison where slaves were held temporarily for inspection and sale … English contemporary dictionary
barracoon — [ˌbarə ku:n] noun historical an enclosure in which black slaves were temporarily confined. Origin C19: from Sp. barracón, from barraca (see barracks) … English new terms dictionary
barracoon — bar·ra·coon … English syllables
barracoon — bar•ra•coon [[t]ˌbær əˈkun[/t]] n. why (formerly) a place of temporary confinement for slaves or convicts • Etymology: 1850–55, amer.; < Sp barracón=barrac(a) hut (see barrack I) + on aug. suffix … From formal English to slang
barracoon — n. enclosure in which slaves or convicts were confined … Dictionary of difficult words
barracoon — |barə|kün noun ( s) Etymology: Spanish barracón, aug. of barraca hut, from Catalan : an enclosure or barrack formerly used for temporary confinement of slaves or convicts … Useful english dictionary
