barrack
English
/ˈbæ.ɹək/
noun
Definitions
- (military) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
- (chiefly) primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes
- (chiefly) any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building
- (US) A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
- (Ireland) A police station.
Etymology
Borrowed from French baraque (shack, hut) derived from Catalan, Valencian barraca.
Origin
Catalan
barraca