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.”
Cardinal (noun) kah-din-al RC Church any of the members of the Sacred College, ranking next after the pope, who elect the pope and act as his chief counsellors A deep…
