Homepage › Stories › The Barrio.

The Barrio.

bar·ri·o [bahr-ee-oh, bar-; Sp. bahr-ryaw]
1. a part of a large U.S. city, especially a crowded inner-city area, inhabited chiefly by a Spanish-speaking population.
2. a Spanish-speaking community
  1. uno
    she never mentions the word addiction, in certain company
  2. dos
    yes, she'll tell you she's an orphan; after you meet her family
  3. tres
    she paints her eyes as black as night now
  4. cuatro
    pull those shades down tight
  5. cinco
    yeah she gives me a smile when the pain comes