Barrios

[ bahr-ryaws ]

/ ˈbɑr rüɔs /

noun

Jus·to Ru·fi·no

[hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/,1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.

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Definition for barrios (2 of 2)

barrio

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

/ ˈbɑr iˌoʊ, ˈbær-; Spanish ˈbɑr ryɔ /

noun, plural bar·ri·os [bahr-ee-ohz, bar-; Spanish bahr-ryaws] /ˈbɑr iˌoʊz, ˈbær-; Spanish ˈbɑr ryɔs/.

(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.

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

Origin of barrio

1890–95; < Spanish < Arabic barrī of open country (barr outside, open country + -ī adj. suffix)

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Example sentences from the Web for barrios

In the barrios of Los Angeles the gangsters get the most props and respect.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Barrios sentenced the general to 50 years imprisonment for genocide and another 30 years for crimes against humanity.
Guatemalan Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Guilty of Genocide|Mac Margolis|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A man named Barrios had often informed against the insurgents, and he was condemned to death.
Cuba|Arthur D. Hall
Ang kutay sa bungtud milagbas sa duha ka baryu, The range of mountains stretches across the two barrios.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

The people of Guatemala strongly disapproved of Barrios' action in making himself a dictator instead of a president.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 50, October 21, 1897|Various
Barrios, always delighted with a feat of daring and a good judge of courage, had taken a great liking to the Capataz.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard|Joseph Conrad
When I return in triumph, as you say, with Barrios, I may find you all destroyed.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for barrios

barrio

/ (ˈbærɪəʊ, Spanish ˈbarrjo) /

noun plural -rios

a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city, esp in the US

a Spanish-speaking community

Word Origin for barrio

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

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