bairro
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese bairro, barrio, from Arabic بَرِيّ (bariyy, “savage”), referring to the outer, surrounding or less civilized or urbanized parts of a city. Compare Spanish barrio.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: bair‧ro
Noun
editbairro m (plural bairros)
- neighborhood, area (of a city)