заку́та

nounfeminineinanimateuncountablevery rarely used (#38059)

1.
pen (for small livestock), sty, shedagriculture
В заку́те держа́ли двух порося́т.
They kept two piglets in the pen.
Regional and dialectal, mainly southern Russian and Ukrainian usage.
2.
(rare) mud hut, straw hut, hovel
Семья́ жила в ста́рой заку́те на кра́ю села.
The family lived in an old mud hut at the edge of the village.
Regional.
3.
(rare) store-room, pantry, closet
Он поле́з в заку́ту за ба́нкой варе́нья.
He went into the pantry to get a jar of jam.
Regional.

Examples

Бабушка держала кур в старой закуте.
Grandmother kept chickens in the old shed.
Овцы ночевали в тесной закуте у дома.
The sheep spent the night in the cramped shed by the house.
В закуте лежали дрова и инструменты.
There was firewood and tools in the shed.