shacknounmasculineinformal/pɐɾˈdjɐjɾu/mediumpar·diei·roPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA small, poorly built, and often dilapidated house or building.They found an old shack in the woods.He lived in a crumbling shack by the river.synhovelshantyslumantmansionpalaceCommon collocationsramshackle shackabandoned shacklive in a shackEtymologyDo latim 'parietarius', derivado de 'paries' (parede).Related wordsparedeparietal