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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
barrio
 
SYLLABICATION:bar·ri·o
PRONUNCIATION:  bär-, br-
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. bar·ri·os
1. An urban district or quarter in a Spanish-speaking country. 2. A chiefly Spanish-speaking community or neighborhood in a U.S. city.
ETYMOLOGY:Spanish, from Arabic barr, of an open area, from barr, open area. See brr in Appendix II.
 
 
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