barriada

American  

[bahr-ee-ah-duh, bar-, bahr-ryah-thah] / ˌbɑr iˈɑ də, ˌbær-, bɑrˈryɑ ðɑ /

noun

plural

barriadas

1. a shantytown section on the outskirts of a large city in Latin America.

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Etymology

Origin of barriada

First recorded in 1955–60; from Latin American Spanish (Peru), where the term was first applied to such settlements in Lima; from Spanish: literally, “district, quarter,” equivalent to barri(o) + -ada; see origin at barrio, -ade ¹

Example Sentences

If no one protects these investments, the man in the barriada and the favela is the one most to suffer.

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