barrio

[ bahr-ee-oh, bar-; Spanish bahr-ryaw ]

noun

, plural bar·ri·os [bahr, -ee-ohz, bar, -, bahr, -, r, yaws].

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.

barrio

/ ˈbarrjo; ˈbærɪəʊ /

noun

1. a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city, esp in the US
2. a Spanish-speaking community

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrio¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from Spanish: literally, “district, neighborhood,” from Arabic barrī “of open country” (equivalent to barr “outside, open country” + -i adjective suffix) + -o Spanish noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrio¹

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

Example Sentences

In the past few years, the former working class barrio has welcomed young creatives and entrepreneurs without losing its sense of community.

From Eater

Dogged by a number of complaints, Barrios ended up pausing his campaign after Gómez and others dropped their support.

From Voice of San Diego

Barrio Logan residents are no strangers to fighting for their neighborhood.

From Voice of San Diego

A lot has happened in America, and to the communities in the barrio, since In the Heights’ Broadway debut, its struggles to make it to the big screen, and its delayed release.

From Vox

Barrio Logan residents called for more orderly zoning to keep semi-trucks from barreling down residential streets and industries from popping up next to homes over the decades.

From Voice of San Diego

The majority of the violence in Honduras is carried out by two main gangs, Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and Barrio 18.

From The Daily Beast

A print of it is in the survey of Caribbean art now at the Museo del Barrio in New York.

From The Daily Beast

My aventura began in El Barrio, also known as Spanish Harlem, at a little taqueria called Taco Mix.

From The Daily Beast

Alberto often pushed a shopping cart through his barrio, collecting cans for spare cash to support himself and his mayate.

From The Daily Beast

“We used to worry that we would become the next Barrio San Antonio,” said Maldonado.

From The Daily Beast

Father and mother and Fil have spoken to the Padre, and the barrio-elders; and everything is arranged.

From Project Gutenberg

The barrio-saint—really, the small statue of the patron saint of the village—was carried at the head of the procession.

From Project Gutenberg

Entre les plus importants est celui de Guichicovi que j'avais laiss ma droite en venant de la plaine de Xochiapa au Barrio.'

From Project Gutenberg

This is Quesada's native barrio, true; but he is no friend of Jacinto Quesada.

From Project Gutenberg

Father Sandoval, chaplain at the Hacienda del Barrio, was to a great extent the cause of this determination.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• part
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