Maschile

barrio

(Inglese)

  1. (masculine) neighbourhood
  2. (Mexico, masculine) any neighbourhood of the original or ancient part of a city (usually excluding new growth after the 1930s, 40s or 50s, depending on the state or city)
  3. (Dominican-Republic, Venezuela, masculine) slum

Frequenza

B1
Con il trattino come
ba‧rrio
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈbarjo/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy, “exterior”), referring to the outer, surrounding or less civilized or urbanized parts of a city, from classical Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy, “wild”). Compare Portuguese bairro, Catalan barri.

Related words

barrio pobre

barrio de chabolas

kebelle

mohallah

ciudad perdida

pueblo joven

barriada bruja

barriada de emergencia

barrio periférico

barrio marginal

colonia proletaria

colonia de paracaidistas

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