barrio

bar·ri·o  (bär-, br-)

n. 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.

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[Spanish, from Arabic barr, of an open area, from barr, open area; see brr in Semitic roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	barrio - a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States) quarter - a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
	2.	barrio - an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town