bar·ri·o (bä r -  , b r-)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. [Spanish, from Arabic barr  , of an open area, from barr, open area; see brr in Semitic roots.] |
barrio [ˈbærɪəʊ (Spanish) ˈbarrjo]
n pl -rios
1. (Sociology) a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city, esp in the US
2. (Sociology) a Spanish-speaking community
[from Spanish, from Arabic barrī of open country, from barr open country]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
Translations
barrio [ˈbæriəʊ] (US) n
(in American city) → quartier m latino-américain
(in Spanish-speaking country) → barrio m
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