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"Shack" is a noun which is often translated as "la choza", and "hut" is a noun which is often translated as "la cabaña". Learn more about the difference between "shack" and "hut" below.
shack(
shahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el jacal (M) (Central America) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
We grew up in a shack with a dirt floor.Crecimos en un jacal con suelo de tierra.
c. el rancho (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We took shelter from the storm in an abandoned shack we found.Nos refugiamos de la tempestad en un rancho abandonado que encontramos.
d. la casucha (F) (pejorative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
I had lost my job, and I was living in a shack on the outskirts of the city.Había perdido mi trabajo y vivía en una casucha en las afueras de la ciudad.
e. la chabola (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Friar Luis de Leon decided to seek solitude in a shack outside the city walls.Fray Luis de León decidió vivir en soledad en una chabola de extramuros.
hut(
huht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la cabaña (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was a hut on the beach where you could buy soft drinks and ice creams.En la playa, había una cabaña donde se podía comprar refrescos y helados.
c. la barraca (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The workers were cooking on a fire in front of their hut.Los trabajadores estaban cocinando en una hoguera delante de su barraca.
a. el barracón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The soldiers lined up in front of their barrack huts.Los soldados se pusieron en fila delante de los barracones.
a. el refugio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are huts at intervals along the trail, where hikers can spend the night.Hay refugios a intervalos por el sendero donde los excursionistas pueden pasar la noche.
b. el cobertizo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They had made a hut with palm leaves.Habían hecho un cobertizo con hojas de palmera.
