Spanish Conversation · Level 106
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Spanish word
gueto
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈgeto/
Meaning
- masculine nounghetto
Example
Ese barrio parece un gueto.
That neighborhood looks like a ghetto.
More examples
Intentan evitar que el barrio se convierta en un gueto.
They are trying to prevent the neighborhood from becoming a ghetto.
Core concept
Neighborhood marked by economic and social segregation.
Common phrases
vivir en un gueto
live in a ghetto
barrio gueto
ghetto neighborhood
gueto urbano
urban ghetto
Similar words
barrio marginal: Part of town with pronounced poverty and dangerous conditions, showing urban decay.
segregación: Practice or policy that separates people into different areas or social spheres by group.
suburbio: Peri-urban neighborhood of mostly low-income residents, located on the city's periphery.
Definition in Spanish
Área urbana donde se concentra un grupo social marginado o segregado, normalmente por razones económicas, étnicas o sociales.
Word origin
The Spanish gueto is a loan from Italian ghetto, preserving the sense that began with Venice's 16th-century Jewish quarter and now denotes an area where a socially excluded group lives.
Usage tips
- Spanish spelling differs from English: gueto has a single g and no h, and the term frequently implies social judgment rather than mere physical separation.
Opposites
- integraciónintegrationnoun