barrios
Spanish-speaking districts
Barrios is the plural of barrio, a Spanish word for neighborhood or district.
In American English, barrio typically refers to a Spanish-speaking neighborhood, especially in a city: He grew up in the barrios of East Los Angeles.
The term can carry connotations of working-class or immigrant communities.
Latin American by heritage
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- ChicanoMexican-American with activist heritage
- NuyoricanStateside Puerto Rican identity
- culturalRelating to shared traditions
identity · heritage · immigrant · migrant · diaspora · Spanish · bilingual · Spanglish
Unity among allies
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- kinshipState of being related
- familiaHousehold, in Spanish
elders · youth · cohesion · mutual aid · organizing · pride · belonging · roots
Surrounded distinct territory
- districtBounded administrative area
- quarterOne of four parts
- localityA particular geographic area
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
sector · zone · area · borough · colonia · block · streets · corners
Central part of metropolis
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- tenementsOvercrowded urban dwellings
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
displacement · poverty · working-class · overcrowded · underprivileged · marginalized · low-income · streetscape
Latino
Latin American by heritage
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- ChicanoMexican-American with activist heritage
- NuyoricanStateside Puerto Rican identity
cultural · identity · heritage · immigrant · migrant · diaspora · Spanish · bilingual · Spanglish · tradition
solidarity
Unity among allies
familia · elders · youth · cohesion · mutual aid · organizing · pride · belonging · roots · gathering
enclave
Surrounded distinct territory
precinct · sector · zone · area · borough · colonia · block · streets · corners · plaza
inner-city
Central part of metropolis
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- tenementsOvercrowded urban dwellings
gentrification · displacement · poverty · working-class · overcrowded · underprivileged · marginalized · low-income · streetscape · concrete
fiesta
Festive public celebration
- quinceañeraFifteenth birthday celebration
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- lowridersModified cars with lowered suspension
graffiti · taquerias · bodegas · mercado · tienda · tamales · carnitas · cumbia · salsa · merengue
- comunidadescolonias, pueblos, villas, areas, neighborhoods
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- ArgentinaBuenos Aires, tango, Messi, Patagonia, mate
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- human geographycultural landscape, demographics, migration, demography, urbanization
- Latino CultureHispanic Americans, Latino, Chicana, Mexican-American, Cuban Americans
barriosaffluent neighborhoods
Prosperous residential districts
gated communities · exclusive neighborhoods · Beverly Hills · suburbs · penthouses
barriossuburbs
Residential areas outside cities
exurbs · rural areas · bedroom communities · suburban sprawl · commuter towns
- break down barriers
- language barriersCommunication blocks between tongues
- sound barriersStructures blocking unwanted noise
- gender barriersObstacles limiting sexes differently
- natural barriersLandscape features preventing passage
- break barriersRemove separating obstacles