Definitions for barracoon

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barracoon bar·ra·coon

Spelling: [bar-uh-koon]

IPA: /ˌbær əˈkun/

Barracoon is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 189 anagrams from letters in barracoon (aabcnoorr).

Definitions for barracoon

noun

1. (formerly) a place of temporary confinement for slaves or convicts.

Origin of barracoon

1850-55, Americanism; Spanish barracón, equivalent to barrac(a) hut (see barrack¹) + -on augmentative suffix