barracón
barracks
barrack
a building or group of buildings used to house soldiers
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-ón
augmentative suffix
Barracón means barracks and can be thought of as a large1 (-ón1) version of a barrack0.
noun
- barracksA large, rudimentary building used for housing workers or slaves, especially on plantations.Los esclavos dormían en un barracón destartalado. // The slaves slept in a dilapidated barracks.