barrio

El pequeño barrio creció junto al camino.
The small settlement grew beside the road.
Ese barrio de casas depende del municipio vecino.
That group of houses belongs to the neighbouring municipality.
Conozco bien los barrios del centro.
I know the neighbourhoods of the centre well.
Este barrio tiene muchas tiendas.
This neighbourhood has many shops.
Vivo en un barrio tranquilo.
I live in a quiet neighbourhood.

Similar words

barriada

aldea

distrito

Vivo en un barrio tranquilo.
I live in a quiet neighbourhood.
Este barrio tiene muchas tiendas.
This neighbourhood has many shops.
El mercado está en el barrio antiguo.
The market is in the old district.
Conozco bien los barrios del centro.
I know the neighbourhoods of the centre well.
Abrieron una biblioteca en nuestro barrio.
They opened a library in our neighbourhood.

barriada

distrito

La escuela atiende a los niños de varios barrios rurales.
The school serves children from several rural settlements.
El barrio está separado del pueblo por el río.
The settlement is separated from the town by the river.
Ese barrio de casas depende del municipio vecino.
That group of houses belongs to the neighbouring municipality.
Los vecinos del barrio cruzan el puente para ir al centro.
Residents of the settlement cross the bridge to reach the centre.
El pequeño barrio creció junto al camino.
The small settlement grew beside the road.

aldea

barriada

From Hispano-Arabic bárri, “outside”, ultimately from Classical Arabic barrī.

What does barrio usually mean?

A neighbourhood or district of a town or city.

Is barrio masculine?

Yes: el barrio; its plural is barrios.

Can it refer to a village outside town?

Yes. It can name a small dependent settlement.

Does barrio imply poverty?

No. In Spanish it can describe any neighbourhood.

What is barrio antiguo?

The old quarter of a town.

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