ghetto
ghetto
noun GEH-toh Rare
Origin: Italian 'ghetto' (Venetian Jewish quarter, 16th c.)
Usage Note
Ghetto entered French directly from Italian and is masculine. It can refer both to a historic Jewish quarter and, colloquially, to any socially marginalized urban area. The adjective ghetto is also used informally as an invariable adjective meaning 'rough, run-down'.
Examples
"Il a grandi dans un ghetto difficile."
Natural Translation
He grew up in a tough ghetto.
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