Etymology

barrio

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Today it means: A municipality or subdivision of a municipality in Spanish America, and in Spain itself. Full definition →

Spanish barrio ← Arabic بَرِّيّ
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barrio · noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromبَرِّيّ“wild”
  2. Spanish · borrowed frombarrio
  3. English todaybarrio

Borrowed from Spanish barrio, from Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy, “wild”).

Barrio · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromBarrio
  2. English todayBarrio

Borrowed from Spanish Barrio.

Words from the same roots

Arabicبَرِّيّ all →

bari

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