Main Entry: bar·rio

Pronunciation: \ˈbär-ē-ˌō, ˈber-, ˈba-rē-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural bar·ri·os

Etymology: Spanish, from Arabic barrī of the open country, from barr outside, open country

Date: 1833

1 : a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town in a Spanish-speaking country
2 : a Spanish-speaking quarter or neighborhood in a city or town in the United States especially in the Southwest