ghetto

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɛtəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgɛtoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(get′ō)

Inflections of 'ghetto' (n):
ghettos
npl
ghettoes
npl

Collocations for "ghetto"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ghetto" in context.

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ghetto

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. trying to [get out of, escape] the ghetto
  2. am from the ghetto
  3. grew up in the ghetto
  4. lives in a ghetto
  5. is like living in a ghetto
  6. the inner-city ghetto
  7. [crime, murders, gangs] in the ghetto
  8. [music, style, culture] from the ghetto
  9. ghetto fabulous
  10. the [Jewish] ghetto
  11. has become a (secure) [luxurious, gay] ghetto
n as adj
  1. slang, offensive: ghetto [girls, booty]
  2. slang, offensive: used to have a ghetto blaster
'ghetto' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Jewish

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