barracoon

[bar-uh-koon]

noun

(formerly) a place of temporary confinement for slaves or convicts.

Origin of barracoon

1850–55, Americanism; < Spanish barracón, equivalent to barrac(a) hut (see barrack¹) + -on augmentative suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for barracoon

barracoon

noun

(formerly) a temporary place of confinement for slaves or convicts, esp those awaiting transportation

Word Origin

C19: from Spanish barracón, from barraca hut, from Catalan

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