baraque

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See also: baraqué

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Valencian barraca, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

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

  • English: barrack
  • German: Baracke

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