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barrio definition

bar·rio (bär′ē ō)

noun pl. barrios -·os

  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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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