shanty

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃænti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃænti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shan′tē)

Inflections of 'shanty' (n): npl: shanties
Inflections of 'shanty' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shanties
v 3rd person singular
shantying
v pres p
shantied
v past
shantied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
shanty n (shack)cabaña nf
  choza nf
  chabola nf
  tugurio nm
 A skinny little boy emerged from the shanty.
 Un niño flaco salió de la cabaña.
shanty,
shantey,
chanty,
chantey,
sea shanty n		 (sailors' song)saloma nf
 The sailors sang a shanty to improve morale.
 Los marineros cantaron una saloma para elevar la moral.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
shantytown,
also UK: shanty town n		 (slums, makeshift housing) (ES)barrio de chabolas loc nom m
  (UY)cantegril nm
  (AR)villa miseria, villa de emergencia loc nom f
  (CL)población callampa loc nom f
 The shantytown at the edge of the city has a high crime rate.
 El barrio de chabolas situada al borde de la ciudad tiene una elevada tasa de crimen.
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'shanty' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
makeshift camp
Spanish:
casucha - barriada - barrio de chabolas - callampa - chabola - villa miseria


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