barrio

IPA: bˈɑrioʊ

(Venezuela, Dominican Republic) A slum on the periphery of a major city; a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city.
(Spanish America) A municipality or subdivision of a municipality.
(Philippines) A rural barangay or neighbourhood.
(informal, US) An area or neighborhood in a US city inhabited predominantly by Spanish-speakers or people of Hispanic origin.
A surname from Spanish.

Examples of "barrio" in Sentences

Now the Spanish word 'barrio' is equivalent to the
Each barrio is like a village where everyone knows everyone´s business.
The oldest "barrio" is far from the centre, on the far side of the San Juan river, spanned by a stone bridge.
The EE crew painted this mural as a thankyou to the Colegio Gran Mariscal Sucre in barrio Kami, where we have worked periodically throughout training.
We are designing charlas (informal presentations about a specific theme) to give to a target group at our school in barrio Kami, which is near where we are living.
As for me a white man, born in San Francisco 1971, lived in every ghetto and barrio from the west coast to the east coast, raised by a hippie who has done everything from walking with Rev. King to the DNC 1972 Chicago.