barrio

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbæriəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɑriˌoʊ, ˈbær-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bär′ē ō′, bar′-; Sp. bär′ryô)


Inflections of 'barrio' (n): npl: barrios

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bar•ri•o /ˈbɑriˌoʊ, ˈbær-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ri•os. 
  1. Sociologya section of a U.S. city inhabited chiefly by Spanish-speaking people.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bar•ri•o  (bär′ē ō′, bar′-; Sp. bär′ryô),USA pronunciation n., pl. bar•ri•os 
    (bär′ē ōz′, bar′-; Sp. bär′ryôs).USA pronunciation 
  1. Sociology(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
  2. Sociologya part of a large U.S. city, esp. a crowded inner-city area, inhabited chiefly by a Spanish-speaking population.
  • Arabic barrī of open country (barr outside, open country + -ī adjective, adjectival suffix)
  • Spanish
  • 1890–95

'barrio' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barriada - dato

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