shack

nounmasculine/bɐˈʁaku/medium

bar·ra·co

Definitions

1A makeshift, very simple building made of poor materials (such as wood, corrugated iron or plastic), typically in shanty towns.

Many families lived in shacks by the river.

The strong wind knocked down several shacks in the informal settlement.

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wooden shacktin shackshack neighbourhoodbuild a shack

2A violent and scandalous public argument; a commotion, a row.

Informal/colloquial use.

The two neighbours made a scene in the street over parking.

The argument degenerated into a real scene.

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Common collocations

make a scenecause a scenepublic scene

Possivelmente do quimbundo 'mbàráka' (casa pequena) ou do espanhol 'barraca'.