barrio
noun/ˈbɑrioʊ/
Frequency rank: #14,972 most common English word
Meaning
A Spanish-speaking neighborhood or district, especially in a city in the US or Latin America.
Example sentence
She grew up in the local barrio, where neighbors always helped each other out.
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