Meanings
nounbarriada (plural barriadas)
plural barriadas
- A shanty town or slum in any of several Peruvian cities
Origin
- Spanishbarriada
- Spanishbarriada
- Englishbarriada
Borrowed from Spanish barriada.
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APA
barriada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barriada
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“barriada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barriada. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barriada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barriada.
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