ghetto

nounmasculine/ˈɡetu/medium

gue·to

Definition

A part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group.

He grew up in an urban ghetto.

The Warsaw Ghetto was a tragic chapter of history.

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Common collocations

urban ghettoJewish ghettolive in a ghetto

Do italiano 'ghetto', possivelmente de 'borghetto' (pequeno bairro) ou do veneziano 'geto' (fundição).