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barracoon

noun bar·ra·coon \ˌber-ə-ˈkün, ˌba-rə-\

Definition of BARRACOON

:  an enclosure or barracks formerly used for temporary confinement of slaves or convicts —often used in plural
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Origin of BARRACOON

Spanish barracón, augmentative of barraca hut, from Catalan
First Known Use: 1848

Rhymes with BARRACOON

afternoon, apolune, Brigadoon, call the tune, Cameroon, dessertspoon, greasy spoon, harvest moon, honeymoon, importune, macaroon, octoroon, opportune, pantaloon, perilune, picaroon, picayune, rigadoon, saskatoon, Saskatoon, silver spoon, tablespoon

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