barrio

(bärē ō)

noun pl. barrios

  1. in Spanish-speaking countries, a district or suburb of a city
  2. in the U.S., a Spanish-speaking quarter, esp. one inhabited by Chicanos

Origin: Sp < Ar barrī, rural < barr, land, open country

See barrio in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bar·ri·os
  1. An urban district or quarter in a Spanish-speaking country.
  2. A chiefly Spanish-speaking community or neighborhood in a U.S. city.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Arabic barrī, of an open area

Origin: , from barr, open area; see brr in Semitic roots

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