barraco — meaning in English

English meaning

• hovel noun A small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.
• shack noun A small, roughly built hut or cabin.

Senses

barraco is used for these senses in English:

• hovel (pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
• shack A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

hovel — full definition

1. noun A small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.
2. noun A simple open shed for sheltering animals or storing produce.

shack — full definition

1. noun A small, roughly built hut or cabin.
2. verb To live somewhere casually, especially with a romantic partner (usually "shack up").

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