barrio

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Borrowed from Spanish barrio, from Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy, “wild”).

Tampoco[43] se hallan estos comercios en los barrios más concurridos. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
That year he at last saw his dream realized: to live in the barrio of Sagpang in a wooden house. — The Reign of Greed, José Rizal
Mr Barrio has also, whilst I am correcting my proofs, delighted London with a servant who knows more than his masters. — Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, Bernard Shaw

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