Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barriada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-ri-a-da
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shanty town or slum in any of several Peruvian cities

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barriada.

Inflected Forms

barriadas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

barrio

Questions

What does barriada mean?: A shanty town or slum in any of several Peruvian cities
Where does barriada come from?: Borrowed from Spanish barriada.

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