shacknounmasculine/kɐˈzɛβɾɨ/mediumca·se·brePortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA small, crudely built, and often dilapidated house or shelter.They lived in a small shack by the river.The old fisherman's shack was falling apart.synhutshantyhovelantmansionpalacevillaCommon collocationswooden shackabandoned shackramshackle shackfisherman's shackEtymologyDo latim 'casa', com sufixo depreciativo -ebre.Related wordscasacasinhacaseirocasario