barraco

See also: Barraco

Portuguese

Etymology

From barraca (“tent, hut”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁa.ku/ [baˈha.ku]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baˈʁa.ku/ [baˈχa.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁa.ko/ [baˈha.ko]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁa.ku/

Rhymes: -aku
Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧co

Noun

barraco m (plural barracos)

shack (crude hut)
Synonyms: choupana, cabana, casebre
(Brazil, slang) intense verbal conflict (maybe edging toward physical conflict), specially between two persons or sides and concerning personal matters, in the presence of more people

Descendants

→ Kadiwéu: balaacogo

Further reading

“barraco” in iDicionário Aulete.
“barraco” in Dicionário inFormal.
“barraco” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“barraco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
“barraco” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“barraco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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