barraca

Catalan

Etymology

    Diminutive of barra (“clay, mud”), from Vulgar Latin *barrum, probably ultimately from Celtiberian or Paleo-Hispanic.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈra.kə]
    • IPA(key): (Valencia) [baˈra.ka]
    • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

    Noun

    barraca f (plural barraques)

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

    Derived terms

    • barraquer

    Descendants

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

    References

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

    Further reading

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Catalan barraca; see barro.

    Pronunciation

     

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

    Noun

    barraca f (plural barracas)

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

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Catalan barraca; see barro.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    barraca f (plural barracas)

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

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Further reading

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