barraca
Spanish, noun/baˈraka/
barraca is spelled B-A-R-R-A-C-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barraca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “barrack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Caseta o albergue construido toscamente y con materiales ligeros”.
What does barraca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebarrack
- 2
femininestorage shed
- 3
femininetent, hut
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Caseta o albergue construido toscamente y con materiales ligeros. 2. Vivienda rústica, propia de las huertas de Valencia y Murcia, hecha con adobes y cubierta con cañas a dos aguas muy vertientes. 3. Edificio que sirve de almacén para grandes cantidades de mercancías, tales como cueros, géneros, maderas, cereales y otros.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of barraca
- barracas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barraca?
- /baˈraka/
- [baˈra.ka]
- [baˈraka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to barraca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is barraca in Spanish?
barraca appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).