barraca

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “barraca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (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

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁa.kɐ/ [baˈha.kɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baˈʁa.kɐ/ [baˈχa.kɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁa.ka/ [baˈha.ka]

  • 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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