gueto

See also: guetó

Asturian

Verb

gueto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of guetar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ghetto.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.tu/, /ˈɡɛ.tu/

  • Rhymes: -etu
  • Hyphenation: gue‧to

Noun

gueto m (plural guetos)

  1. (historical) ghetto (area of a city in which Jews were concentrated)
    Synonym: judiaria
  2. (sociology) ghetto (very impoverished or segregated area of a city)
    • 2001 November 30, Anderson Cunha, “Festa”, in Festa, performed by Ivete Sangalo, Mercury Records:
      Avisou / Que vai rolar a festa, vai rolar / O povo do gueto mandou avisar
      They let [us] know / That there’s gonna be party, yes, there’s gonna be / The people in the ghetto sent [me] to let you know

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ghetto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeto/ [ˈɡe.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: gue‧to

Noun

gueto m (plural guetos)

  1. ghetto

See also

Further reading