barri

barrar

to bar, to barricade, to block

Frequency

B2
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.

Related words

city district

informal settlement

squatter settlement

borough

part of town

barriada

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