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barrio

bar·ri·o
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahr-ee-oh, bar-; Spanish bahr-ryaw]
    • /ˈbɑr iˌoʊ, ˈbær-; Spanish ˈbɑr ryɔ/
    • /ˈbær.i.əʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahr-ee-oh, bar-; Spanish bahr-ryaw]
    • /ˈbɑr iˌoʊ, ˈbær-; Spanish ˈbɑr ryɔ/

Definitions of barrio word

  • countable noun barrio A barrio is a mainly Spanish-speaking area in an American city. 3
  • countable noun barrio A barrio is an urban district in a Spanish-speaking country. 3
  • noun barrio a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city, esp in the US 3
  • noun barrio a Spanish-speaking community 3
  • noun barrio in Spanish-speaking countries, a district or suburb of a city 3
  • noun barrio in the U.S., a Spanish-speaking quarter, esp. one inhabited by Chicanos 3

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Origin of barrio

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Spanish < Arabic barrī of open country (barr outside, open country + -ī adj. suffix)

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Parts of speech for Barrio

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

barrio popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for barrio

noun barrio

  • sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
  • region — an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth.
  • part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.

Antonyms for barrio

noun barrio

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
  • disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
  • mercilessness — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
  • disfavour — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.

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