barrio

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We ended up in what we call the motorcycle barrio, which is a neighborhood which is all about motorcycles - about 5 blocks by

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

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  • Jones explained that he liked them and appreciated their hospitality, but he had finished his work and must return home With chilling logic, the Ilongots cut off Jones' head so that his spirit might always remain, and named the barrio after him, Jones When I learned that “Christian heads” were at a premium, I always kept my .45 and my newly acquired M-l rifle handy. —  Blood Brothers
  • The point is that a "gang war" with guns is starting to develop in Chavez's "most loyal" barrio, the 23 de Enero district right next to the presidential palance. beakerkin said ... —  FJ's Blog
  • Left behind when his single mother moved to Venezuela, 3-year-old Garcia grew up in his uncle's home in a Guayaquil barrio (neighborhood). —  The M Blog
  • If you live in a bad barrio, you look to move to a less run-down one. —  Worcester Indymedia
  • Notes (by Marco G.) (1) The 23rd January barrio was the first high-rise estate built in Caracas. —  Worcester Indymedia
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  1. Spanish, from Arabic barrī, of an open area, from barr, open area; see brr in Semitic roots.

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  1. Spanish barrio = Portuguese bairro = Catalan barri, a village, prob. < Arabic barr, land.
 

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/ˈbɑrɪoʊ/
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