Definition of barrio

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bar·ri·o    (bär-, br-) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. bar·ri·os

1. An urban district or quarter in a Spanish-speaking country.
2. A chiefly Spanish-speaking community or neighborhood in a U.S. city.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Spanish, from Arabic barr, of an open area, from barr, open area; see brr in Semitic roots

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