n.
Pronunciation: ' bär- ē - ˌ ō , ' ber-, ' ba-r ē -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ri · os
Etymology: Spanish, from Arabic barr ī of the open country, from barr outside, open country
Date: 1833
1 : a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town in a Spanish-speaking country
2 : a Spanish-speaking quarter or neighborhood in a city or town in the U.S. especially in the Southwest