Masculine

bairro

Meaning

neighborhood, area (of a city)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaj.ʁu/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese bairro, barrio, from Arabic بَرِيّ (bariyy, “savage”), referring to the outer, surrounding or less civilized or urbanized parts of a city. Compare Spanish barrio.

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