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barriada

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bar⋅ri⋅a⋅da

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

Origin:
< AmerSp; Sp: district, quarter, equiv. to barri(o) barrio + -ada -ade 1
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