Definition of barrio
barrios
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 U.S. especially in the Southwest
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Recent Examples of barrio from the Web
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Oceanside High is a school hard by a barrio that’s known as gang territory.
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So in the wake of S.B.1070, Puente adopted a new organizing strategy, setting up neighborhood defense committees, or comités del barrio, throughout Maricopa County.
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If the plan is successful, it will be rolled out to other barrios in the city.
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Origin and Etymology of barrio
Spanish, from Arabic barrī of the open country, from barr outside, open country
First Known Use: 1833
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