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barraca

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Diminutive of barra (“clay, mud”), from Vulgar Latin *barrum, probably ultimately from Celtiberian or a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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barraca f (plural barraques)

  1. hut, tent
  2. storage shed
  3. market stall
  4. barrack

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → French: baraque (see there for further descendants)
  • → Portuguese: barraca (see there for further descendants)
  • → Spanish: barraca

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “barraca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*barra”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 1: A–B, page 260

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Catalan barraca; see barro.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -akɐ
  • Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧ca

Noun

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barraca f (plural barracas)

  1. tent
  2. hut
  3. stall (at the fair)
  4. sunshade

Descendants

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan barraca; see barro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈraka/ [baˈra.ka]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ba‧rra‧ca

Noun

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barraca f (plural barracas)

  1. barrack
  2. storage shed
  3. tent, hut
    Synonyms: choza, cabaña

Derived terms

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Descendants

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