barak
Pronunciation: /baːˈrɑk/
“barak” is a Dutch word. Its 6 meanings in English:
noun
- barracks (housing for (garrisoned) soldiers)
- barrack (building used for housing in a (concentration) camp)
- shed, shelter
- barrack (any relatively primitive temporary building, especially used for housing)
- field hospital
- temporary building to house, treat or isolate patients of contagious diseases, especially cholera
Etymology
Borrowed from French baraque, from Spanish barraca.
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