name
Meaning 1
A surname from Spanish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
barrio
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noun
Meaning 2
A municipality or subdivision of a municipality in Spanish America, and in Spain itself.
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noun
Meaning 3
A slum on the periphery of a major city, or a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city, in Venezuela or the Dominican Republic.
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noun
Meaning 4
A rural barangay or neighborhood.
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Usage: Philippines
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noun
Meaning 5
An area or neighborhood in a US city inhabited predominantly by Spanish-speakers or people of Hispanic origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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noun
Meaning 6
an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: urban area, populated area
noun
Meaning 7
a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: quarter
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Barrio.
Borrowed from Spanish barrio, from Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy, “wild”).
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