barrio
pronunciation
How to pronounce barrio in British English:
UK [ˈbæriəʊ]
How to pronounce barrio in American English:
US [ˈbɑrioʊ]
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- Noun:
- a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
- an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
Word Origin
- barrio (n.)
- 1841, "ward of a Spanish or Spanish-speaking city," sometimes also used of rural settlements, from Spanish barrio "district, suburb," from Arabic barriya "open country" (fem.), from barr "outside" (of the city). Main modern sense of "Spanish-speaking district in a U.S. city" is 1939; original reference is to Spanish Harlem in New York City.
Example
- 1. So it blows up right where they want the center of barrio 13 .
- 2. So he 's a young mexican kid from the barrio .
- 3. The hostal is located in barrio tres cerritos , a quiet and full of local colour neighbourhood .
- 4. The barrio is plagued by drug dealers .
- 5. And once they were sure the bomb was on the inside of barrio 13 .