barrack
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barrack¹
- /ˈbæɹ.ək/ UK
- /ˈbæɹ.ək/ US
- /ˈbɛɹ.ək/ US
- /ˈbeɹ.ək/ US
- /ˈbæɹ.ək/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French baraque, from Spanish barraca or Catalan barraca, which is of uncertain origin. It is probably either a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar”), of unclear origin, or a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *barrum (“clay, mud”) from Celtiberian or Paleo-Hispanic.
noun barracks
- A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. Before the gates of Bari, he lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches, and thatched with straw; a perilous station, on all sides open to the inclemency of the winter and the spears of the enemy.
- A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
- Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
- A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
- A police station.
verb barracks · barracking · barracked
- To house military personnel; to quarter. Where the men were barracked alone, unnatural crime prevailed : where the women were barracked, contrivances were made to render such a place a brothel.
- To live in barracks.
barrack²
- /ˈbæɹ.ək/ UK
- /ˈbæɹ.ək/ US
- /ˈbɛɹ.ək/ US
- /ˈbeɹ.ək/ US
- /ˈbæɹ.ək/ Australia
verb barracks · barracking · barracked
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To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
I knew that he had been barracked at times, but I did not realise that he was so sensitive.
Similar: badger, jeer, tease, make fun of, barrack, gird, heckle, roast, taunt
-
To cheer for or support a team.
The only really unique aspect of Australian barracking is its idiom, the distinctive language and humour involved.
Similar: cheer, root for, acclaim, acclamate, applaud, hail, barrack, beclap, cheer on, clap, encheer, hurrah
Barrack³
Where it comes from
Scottish habitational surname.
proper noun Barracks
- A surname.
Barrack⁴
Where it comes from
Variant of Barack.
proper noun
- A male given name from Arabic.
Translations
Every language
noun a building for soldiers
| Español | cuartel, barraca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바라크 barakeu, 병사 byeongsa, 병영 byeong'yeong |
| 日本語 | バラック barakku, 兵舎 heisha |
| 中文 | 營房 /营房 yíngfáng, 兵營 /兵营 bīngyíng |
| हिन्दी | छावनी chāvnī, कोट koṭ |
| Português | quartel |
| Français | caserne, chambrée, quartier |
| Deutsch | Kaserne, Baracke |
| Italiano | caserma, guarnigione |
| Ελληνικά | στρατώνας stratónas |
| Română | cazarmă |
| Русский | каза́рма kazárma, бара́к barák |
| Tiếng Việt | doanh trại, trại lính |
| العربية | ثُكْنَة ṯukna, قَشْلَة qašla |
| עברית | קְסַרְקְטִין ksarketín, אַכְסַנְיָא akhsaniya |
verb To live in barracks
| Deutsch | kasernieren |
|---|
verb To jeer and heckle
| Deutsch | buhen, auspfeifen, niederschreien |
|---|
verb To cheer for or support a team
| Deutsch | anfeuern |
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title = {barrack},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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