barriada

[bahr-ee-ah-duh, bar-; Sp. bahr-ryah-thah]

bar·ri·a·da

[bahr-ee-ah-duh, bar-; Sp. bahr-ryah-thah]
noun, plural bar·ri·a·das [-duhz; Sp. -thahs] .
a shantytown section on the outskirts of a large city in Latin America.

Origin:
< American Spanish; Spanish: district, quarter, equivalent to barri(o) barrio + -ada -ade1
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Barriada is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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