Masculine
ghetto
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ghét‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡet.to/
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetan ghèto (“foundry”). Alternatively a clipping of borghetto, diminutive of borgo (“village”). Initially used of the areas Jews were concentrated, later extended to concentrations of other ethnicities and then non-ethnic groups.
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