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.”
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