n. An area or neighborhood in a U.S. city inhabited primarily by people speaking Spanish or of Hispanic origin.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A village or small town which has no independent administration, but which is subordinated to a larger town. See pueblo.
n. A ward; a division of a termino or municipal district in Cuba.
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n. a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
n. an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
Word Usage
"The oldest "barrio" is far from the centre, on the far side of the San Juan river, spanned by a stone bridge."