barrio
/ˈbarjo/
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los barrios
Meaning
Similar words
vecindario refers more to the community of neighbors and residents; barrio is the general word for "neighbourhood" as an area.
vecindad and vecindario both refer to the community of neighbors; barrio is the general word for "neighbourhood" as an area.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
vizinhança is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "neighbourhood."
Practice
1 What does barrio mean?
neighbourhood
2 Fill the gap: Vivo en un ___ tranquilo.
Full sentence: Vivo en un barrio tranquilo. (I live in a quiet neighbourhood.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches barrio?
barrio: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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