bairro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old 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
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbaj.ʁu/
  • Hyphenation: bair‧ro

Noun

bairro m (plural bairros)

  1. neighborhood, area (of a city)

Derived terms
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