barrio

[ bahr-ee-oh, bar-; Spanish bahr-ryaw ]
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noun,plural bar·ri·os [bahr-ee-ohz, bar-; Spanish bahr-ryaws]. /ˈbɑr iˌoʊz, ˈbær-; Spanish ˈbɑr ryɔs/.
  1. (in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.

  2. a part of a large U.S. city, especially a crowded inner-city area, inhabited chiefly by a Spanish-speaking population.

Origin of barrio

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First recorded in1890–95; from Spanish: literally, “district, neighborhood,” from Arabic barrī “of open country” (equivalent to barr “outside, open country” + -i adjective suffix) + -o Spanish noun suffix

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barrio

/ (ˈbærɪəʊ, Spanish ˈbarrjo) /


nounplural -rios
  1. a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city, esp in the US

  2. a Spanish-speaking community

Origin of barrio

1
from Spanish, from Arabic barrī of open country, from barr open country

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