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.”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
