bar‧ri‧o /ˈbæriəʊ $ ˈbɑːrioʊ/
noun (
plural barrios)
[countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: Arabic barri 'of the open country']
American English a part of an American town or city where many poor Spanish-speaking people live
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