shack

a small, simple house or building, often made of wood and with a roof of metal sheets

chabola, choza, cabaña

• a shack

Collocations shack in the woods · wooden shack

• They live in a shack on the edge of town.

  Viven en una chabola al borde del pueblo.

a small prison or cell, often used for short-term detention

celda, calabozo, choza (en prisión)

• shack in a prison

Collocations prison shack · holding shack

• The suspect was held in a shack until the police arrived.

  El sospechoso fue detenido en una celda hasta que llegó la policía.