barrack en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈbeɹ.ək/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈbæɹ.ək/ (Australia)
- /ˈbæɹ.ək/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɛɹ.ək/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈbæɹ.ək/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(in-plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
I know the barracks at the training camp out on the moors.
1996, Erich Maria Remarque, translated by Brian Murdoch, All Quiet on the Western Front, page 129:1919, House Committee on Military Affairs, Army Reorganization: Hearings Before the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, 66th Congress, 1st Session, on H.R. 8287, H.R. 8068, H.R. 7925, H.R. 8870, Sept. 3, 1919-Nov. 12, 1919, Parts 23-43, page 1956, How do you distinguish between the disciplinary barracks and the penitentiary? Where are the disciplinary barracks ?
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.
1829, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume 4, page 67:
- (in-plural) A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
- (broadly, in-plural) Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
- (US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
- (Ireland, colloquial, plural-normally) A police station.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| barracks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
barracker · barrack stanchion · barrack buster · barrack-room lawyer · hay barrack · Barrack Hill
Translations (112)
da barak (simple, low structure) · ko 병영 (a building for soldiers) · it caserma (a building for soldiers) · pt quartel (a building for soldiers) · kk казарма (a building for soldiers) · mi parāki (a building for soldiers) · yi קאַסערנע (a building for soldiers) · et kasarm (a building for soldiers) · vec caxerma (a building for soldiers) · hu laktanya (a building for soldiers) · be бара́к (a building for soldiers) · es cuartel (a building for soldiers) · kl barakki (a building for soldiers) · ro cazarmă (a building for soldiers) · lad קישלה (a building for soldiers) · he קְסַרְקְטִין (a building for soldiers) · be жаўне́рня (a building for soldiers) · lad kishla (a building for soldiers) · sv barack (simple, low structure) · fr chambrée (a building for soldiers) · te బారకాసు (a building for soldiers) · apw silááda bágową (a building for soldiers) · sk kasárne (a building for soldiers) · id barak (a building for soldiers) · cmn 營房 /营房 (a building for soldiers) · ka ყაზარმა (a building for soldiers) · sh ка̀са̄рна (a building for soldiers) · vi trại lính (a building for soldiers) · ar ثُكْنَة (a building for soldiers) · uk каза́рма (a building for soldiers) · cs barák (a building for soldiers) · gu છાવણી (a building for soldiers) · is herskáli (a building for soldiers) · el στρατώνας (a building for soldiers) · tg казарма (a building for soldiers) · ur چھاؤنی (a building for soldiers) · tr baraka (simple, low structure) · sv kasern (a building for soldiers) · nl barak (a building for soldiers) · cmn 兵營 /兵营 (a building for soldiers) · lv kazarmas (a building for soldiers) · ar قَشْلَة (a building for soldiers) · ca caserna (a building for soldiers) · ko 병사 (a building for soldiers) · it guarnigione (a building for soldiers) · be бара́к (simple, low structure) · ky казарма (a building for soldiers) · uk бара́к (simple, low structure) · sk kasáreň (a building for soldiers) · nl kazerne (a building for soldiers) · da kaserne (a building for soldiers) · de Baracke (a building for soldiers) · be каза́рма (a building for soldiers) · lt kareivinės (a building for soldiers) · ja バラック (a building for soldiers) · my စစ်တန်းလျား (a building for soldiers) · fa سربازخانه (a building for soldiers) · tr kışla (a building for soldiers) · fr caserne (a building for soldiers) · vi doanh trại (a building for soldiers) · fr quartier (a building for soldiers) · az sərbazxana (a building for soldiers) · fi kasarmi (a building for soldiers) · sh vòjārna (a building for soldiers) · sl kasárna (a building for soldiers) · hy զորանոց (a building for soldiers) · ur کوٹ (a building for soldiers) · ru бара́к (simple, low structure) · bg каза́рма (a building for soldiers) · ja 兵舎 (a building for soldiers) · scn caserma (a building for soldiers) · sh во̀ја̄рна (a building for soldiers) · th โรงทหาร (a building for soldiers) · cs kasárny (a building for soldiers) · nb kaserne (a building for soldiers) · hi छावनी (a building for soldiers) · eo kazerno (a building for soldiers) · hu barakk (a building for soldiers) · he אַכְסַנְיָא (a building for soldiers) · is hermannaskáli (a building for soldiers) · az kazarma (a building for soldiers) · hu kaszárnya (a building for soldiers) · eo soldatejo (a building for soldiers) · ckb حامیە (a building for soldiers) · ko 바라크 (a building for soldiers) · gv thie sidoor (a building for soldiers) · ne छाउनी (a building for soldiers) · sq kazermë (a building for soldiers) · th ค่ายทหาร (a building for soldiers) · it baracca (simple, low structure) · uz kazarma (a building for soldiers) · ota قیشله (a building for soldiers) · gv barrick (a building for soldiers) · pl barak (simple, low structure) · am ሰፈር (a building for soldiers) · bg бара́ка (simple, low structure) · ms berek (a building for soldiers) · de Baracke (simple, low structure) · ru каза́рма (a building for soldiers) · scn barracca (simple, low structure) · az qışla (a building for soldiers) · de Kaserne (a building for soldiers) · hi कोट (a building for soldiers) · pl koszary (a building for soldiers) · uk бара́к (a building for soldiers) · ru бара́к (a building for soldiers) · ga beairic (a building for soldiers) · es barraca (a building for soldiers) · ota باراقه (simple, low structure) · sh kàsārna (a building for soldiers) · mk касарна (a building for soldiers) · sl vojášnica (a building for soldiers)