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noun

Barrio n. (pl. barrios) In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs; in Spanish-speaking areas of cities in the United States, it is a neighborhood, ward, or quarter inside a town.

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Etymology of 'Barrio'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Barrio" Quotes from Famous Books

... feast in your honor, before you return home, is called a 'fiesta' (fe ais'ta)," explained Filippa. "Father and mother and Fil have spoken to the Padre, and the barrio-elders; and everything is arranged." ...

— Fil and Filippa - Story of Child Life in the Philippines • John Stuart Thomson

... Barrio, native and son of Victoria; aged twenty-six years, eight years in the order; in the ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XIV., 1606-1609 • Various

... 'There's just one thing that each one of us in his trade or profession will not do for ony consideration whatever. If I run to time I run to time barrio' always the risks o' the high seas. Less than that, under God, I have not done. More than that, by God, I will not do! There's no trick o' the trade ...

— The Day's Work, Volume 1 • Rudyard Kipling

Words linked to "Barrio" : the States, U.S., populated area, America, urban area, US, quarter, United States of America, USA, U.S.A., United States