Definition
Plural of barrio; neighborhoods or districts, especially Spanish-speaking communities or poorer urban areas in Latin American countries or the United States.
Etymology
From Spanish 'barrio' meaning neighborhood or ward, itself derived from Arabic 'barr' meaning open country or suburb. The word entered English through Spanish-American contact and now commonly describes ethnic neighborhoods.
Kelly Says
The word 'barrio' reveals the Arabic influence on Spanish language from centuries of cultural exchange in medieval Spain—it's a linguistic bridge connecting the Middle East, Spain, and the Americas!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አ Neighborhood
a na-ber-hood
CSČeština
čtvrti
chtv-rti
DADansk
kvarterer
kvar-ter-er
DEDeutsch
Viertel
feer-tel
ELΕλληνικά
γειτονιές
yei-to-nee-es
ESEspañol
barrios
bar-ree-ohs
FRFrançais
quartiers
kwar-tee-ay
HEעברית
שכונות
sho-khot-im
HIहिन्दी
मोहल्ले
moh-llah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelurahan
keh-lu-ra-han
ITItaliano
quartieri
kwar-tee-ay
MSBahasa Melayu
kawasan
ka-wa-san
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးရွာ
kye-yar-w
NLNederlands
wijken
vi-ken
PLPolski
dzielnice
dzwi-el-ni-tsey
PTPortuguês
bairros
bai-ros
RORomână
cartier
kar-tee-er
RUРусский
кварталы
kvar-ta-ly
SVSvenska
kvarter
kvar-ter
SWKiswahili
bario
ba-ree-oh
TAதமிழ்
பகுதிகள்
pa-ku-thi-gal
TEతెలుగు
నగరాలు
na-ga-ra-lu
TRTürkçe
mahalleler
mah-hal-leh-ler
UKУкраїнська
квартали
kvar-ta-ly