barracoon

(bar′ə ko̵̅o̅n′)

noun

an enclosure or barracks, formerly used for temporarily confining slaves or convicts awaiting transportation

Origin: Sp barracón, aug. of barraca: see barrack

See barracoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A barracks in which slaves or convicts were formerly held in temporary confinement.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish barracón

Origin: , augmentative of barraca, hut; see barrack¹

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