单词 | barracoon |
释义 | barracoon[ bar-uh-koon ] / ˌbær əˈkun / noun(formerly) a place of temporary confinement for slaves or convicts. Origin of barracoon1850–55, Americanism;<Spanish barracón, equivalent to barrac(a) hut (see barrack1) + -on augmentative suffix Words nearby barracoonBarrack-Room Ballads, barrack-room lawyer, barracks, barracks bag, barracks lawyer, barracoon, barracouta, barracuda, barracudina, Barra de São Francisco, barrage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for barracoonbarracoon / (ˌbærəˈkuːn) / noun(formerly) a temporary place of confinement for slaves or convicts, esp those awaiting transportation Word Origin for barracoonC19: from Spanish barracón, from barraca hut, from Catalan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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