barraca

Catalan

Etymology

Diminutive of barra (“clay, mud”), from Vulgar Latin *barrum, probably ultimately from Celtiberian or a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bəˈra.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /baˈra.ka/

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

Further reading

• “barraca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “barraca” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “barraca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “barraca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Catalan barraca, diminutive of barra (“clay, mud”), from Vulgar Latin *barrum, probably ultimately from Celtiberian or a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia; see barro.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ˈʁa.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧ca

Noun

barraca f (plural barracas)

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

Descendants

• → Gujarati: બરાક (barāk)

Further reading

• “barraca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan barraca, diminutive of barra (“clay, mud”), from Vulgar Latin *barrum, probably ultimately from Celtiberian; see barro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈraka/

Noun

barraca f (plural barracas)

1. barrack
2. tent, hut
3. storage shed

Synonyms

• (hut): choza, cabaña

Derived terms

• abarracar

Descendants

• → Italian: barraca
  • → Turkish: baraka

External links

• “barraca” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.