Barracoon (noun) (historic)
ba-ra-koon
An enclosure in which black slaves were confined for a limited period.
Mid 19th century: from Spanish barracón, from barraca ‘soldier’s tent’ (see barracks).
Example sentences
“Conditions for the African slaves during the Middle Passage are worse than theirs in the barracoons.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
