BARRIO

barrio

(noun) an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country

barrio

(noun) a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Barrio (plural Barrios)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barrio is the 25503rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 969 individuals. Barrio is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.63%) and White (13.31%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

barrio (plural barrios)

(in Venezuela or the Dominican Republic) A slum on the periphery of a major city; a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city.

(in some Spanish-speaking countries) A municipality or subdivision of a municipality.

(in the Philippines) A barangay.

(informal, US) An area or neighborhood in a US city inhabited predominantly by Spanish-speakers or people of Hispanic origin.

Source: Wiktionary


Bar"ri*o, n.; pl. Barrios (#). [Sp.]

Definition: In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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