baraque

See also: baraqué

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Valencian barraca, probably from Paleo-Hispanic.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ba.ʁak/
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    Noun

    baraque f (plural baraques)

    1. shack, hut
    2. stall, stand
    3. (colloquial) pad, crib (house)
    4. (informal) musclehead, muscleman, man built like a brick shithouse, bulky man (large and muscular man)
      Synonym: armoire à glace

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Dutch: barak
      • → Caribbean Javanese: barag, mbarag
      • → Indonesian: barak
      • → Papiamentu: barak
    • → English: barrack
    • → German: Baracke
    • → Norwegian: barakke

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