baryo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barrio, from Andalusian Arabic بري‎ (barri, “exterior”), referring to the outer, surrounding or less civilized or urbanized parts of a city, from classical Arabic بري‎ (“savage”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bar‧yo

Noun

baryo

  1. A barangay; the smallest administrative district in the Philippines and is headed by a barangay captain.

Synonyms
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