barracoon

[ bar-uh-koon ]
/ ˌbær əˈkun /

noun

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

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Origin of barracoon

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

Words nearby barracoon

Barrack-Room Ballads, barrack-room lawyer, barracks, barracks bag, barracks lawyer, barracoon, barracouta, barracuda, barracudina, Barra de São Francisco, barrage
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British Dictionary definitions for barracoon

barracoon
/ (ˌbærəˈkuːn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for barracoon

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