Synonyms for barrio

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bahr-ee-oh, bar-; Spanish bahr-ryaw

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɑr iˌoʊ, ˈbær-; Spanish ˈbɑr ryɔ

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Définition of barrio

Origin : 1841, "ward of a Spanish or Spanish-speaking city," sometimes also used of rural settlements, from Spanish barrio "district, suburb," from Arabic barriya "open country" (fem.), from barr "outside" (of the city). Main modern sense of "Spanish-speaking district in a U.S. city" is 1939; original reference is to Spanish Harlem in New York City.

As in quarter : noun area, neighborhood
As in inner city : noun city center

Example sentences :

There was great feasting and celebration in the barrio that night.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy » by Florence Partello Stuart

Yet the inhabitants of this barrio are quite contented and fairly comfortable.
Extract from : « Wanderings in the Orient » by Albert M. Reese

He received $100 per month, and had charge of the police in his barrio, or precinct.
Extract from : « Industrial Cuba » by Robert P. Porter

They had reached the barrio where the meeting was to be held.
Extract from : « The Golden Skull » by John Blaine

Their community lay between the Parian and the barrio of Laguio.
Extract from : « A History of the Philippines » by David P. Barrows

He became a capitan,2 and was greatly honored by the inhabitants of his barrio.
Extract from : « Filipino Popular Tales » by Dean S. Fansler

After he has found a barrio that suits him, he buys a house, a carabao, and a cart.
Extract from : « Filipino Popular Tales » by Dean S. Fansler

Mr Barrio has also, whilst I am correcting my proofs, delighted London with a servant who knows more than his masters.
Extract from : « Man And Superman » by George Bernard Shaw

Hardly daring to breathe, the barrio entered upon the fifth and occult day.
Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey

Turning the horses into the Aloran River at the ford we struck the high road near the barrio of Feliz.
Extract from : « The Great White Tribe in Filipinia » by Paul T. Gilbert

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