[ghet.to] n, pl ghettos also ghettoes [It, fr. Venetian dial. gheto island where Jews were forced to live, lit., foundry (located on the island), fr. ghetar to cast, fr. L jactare to throw--more at jet] (1611) 1: a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live
2: a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live esp. because of social, legal, or economic pressure 3 a: an isolated group "a geriatric ~" b: a situation that resembles a ghetto esp. in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity "stuck in daytime TV's ~"
[2]ghetto vt (1936): ghettoize