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la barraca(
bah
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rrah
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (hovel)
a. shack
El agua de lluvia se filtraba por el techo de la barraca de madera.The rain leaked in through the ceiling of the wooden shack.
a. stall (open counter)
El granjero tenía en la feria una barraca donde vendía sus productos.The farmer had a market stall where he sold his products.
b. booth (temporary building)
Tú haz la fila. Yo iré a la barraca a comprar las entradas.You stand in line. I'll go to the booth and buy the tickets.
3. (depot) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. warehouse
Las inundaciones causaron mucho daño a las mercancías en la barraca.The goods in the warehouse suffered a lot of damage in the floods.
a. farmhouse
El techo de paja le da un aspecto rústico a la barraca.The hay roof gives the farmhouse a rustic look.
b. cabin
Los temporeros del campo duermen en una barraca.The seasonal workers on the farm sleep in a cabin.
c. hut
De la chimenea de la barraca de madera salía humo.Smoke was coming out of the wooden hut's chimney.
d. thatched farmhouse (in the East of Spain)
Las barracas eran típicas de la huerta valenciana y murciana.Thatched farmhouses were typical of the vegetable-growing regions of Valencia and Murcia.
5. (military) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. barrack hut
Se prendió fuego una barraca del cuartel pero, afortunadamente, no hubo heridos.One of the barrack huts in the quarters caught fire, but fortunately no one was injured.
b. barracks
Sonó la trompeta y los soldados salieron de la barraca.The trumpet sounded and the soldiers came out of their barracks.
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