Meaning
fairground booth, sideshow
- A booth, stand, or temporary stall at a fair or carnival
- Figuratively, a chaotic, disorganised institution or ostentatious spectacle
In a sentence
Da bambini passavamo ore tra i baracconi della fiera.
As children, we used to spend hours among the fairground booths.
Quell'ente pubblico è ormai diventato un inutile baraccone.
That public body has now become a useless white elephant.
Non montano più i baracconi in piazza durante l'inverno?
Don't they set up the fair stalls in the square during winter anymore?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| baraccone | masculine · singular |
| baracconi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often used pejoratively to criticise bloated bureaucratic systems or vulgar spectacles.
- In the plural (i baracconi), it can colloquially refer to a travelling funfair.