BARRIO


Meaning of BARRIO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbär-ē-ˌō, ˈber-, ˈba-rē- ]

noun

( plural -ri·os )

Etymology: Spanish, from Arabic barrī 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 United States especially in the Southwest

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.