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baracca

shack

noun bah-RAHK-kah Rare

Origin: From Spanish barraca (hut), borrowed during Spanish rule of southern Italy; ultimately of uncertain origin.

Also means

hut

Usage Note

Baracca literally means a flimsy shack or makeshift hut. Colloquially, mandare avanti la baracca ('to keep the shack going') means to keep things running, often with effort. The expression che baracca! expresses chaos or disorder. Plural: baracche.

Examples

"Vivevano in una vecchia baracca di legno."

Natural Translation

They lived in an old wooden shack.

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