barrio

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I grew up in a barrio, which is a latin ghetto.

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Quick take

a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)

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noun

a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)

noun

an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for barrio.

noun

a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)

noun

an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country

Example sentences

I grew up in a barrio, which is a latin ghetto.

I grew up in a pretty tough barrio, where most of my friends are either dead, in jail, or fucked up.

I can get the quality here in NYC in a restaurant near the barrio but not the prices.

My parents were professionals, the only ones in the whole barrio.

They even had time to leave a note for the police:“En barrio de ricachones, sin armas ni rencores, es sólo plata y no amores”

" But the "corner" here means also the corner store, so it's not just the physical corner but also the "hangout for the low-life of the barrio.

But here is the real impact of such programs: All of the older people in the barrio that did not sell drugs, and were mechanics or construction workers, had learned their trade in school.

Bad manual translation:> In the neighborhood of ricachones[filthy rich men],> without weapons or grudges,> it is only silver[money] and not love[feelings].Note that all the part of the original end with ___o?es, so it has rhyme in Spanish.> En barrio de ricachOnEs,> sin armas ni rencOrEs,> es sólo plata y no amOrEs.