Definition/Meaning of shack

• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ʃæk/ Rhymes: -æk
• English - Etymology: Some authorities derive this word from Nahuatl xacalli ( “ adobe hut ” ). Some authorities have claimed this origin is phonetically impossible because they assume "jacal" starts with the Spanish sound [h], when in fact the native word started with the sound [ʃ]. The word may instead come from ramshackle . Noun shack ( plural shacks ) A crude , roughly built hut or cabin . Any unpleasant , poorly…
• English - Anagrams: hacks
• English - References: ^ “shack” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language , Fourth Edition , Houghton Mifflin Company , 2000. ^ “shack” in Dictionary . com Unabridged , v1 . 0 . 1 , Lexico Publishing Group , 2006.