Meaning
barrar
to bar, to barricade, to block
Concepts
city district
informal settlement
squatter settlement
borough
part of town
Synonyms
barriada
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈba.ri]
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بَرِّي (barri, “exterior”), referring to the outer, surrounding or less civilized or urbanized parts of a city, from classical Arabic بَرِيّ (bariyy, “wild”). Compare Spanish barrio and Occitan barri.
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