ghetto
Of or relating to a ghetto or to ghettos in generalOf or relating to a ghetto or to ghettos in general.
» Tom grew up in the ghetto.
Tom ist im Ghetto aufgewachsen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том вырос в гетто. — marafon
Том виріс у гето. — deniko
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4 sensesOf or relating to a ghetto or to ghettos in general.
(informal, slang)Unseemly and indecorous or of low quality; cheap; shabby, crude.
My apartment's so ghetto, the rats and cockroaches filed a complaint with the city!
I like to drive ghetto cars; if they break down you can just abandon them and pick up a new one!
(US, derogatory, informal, offensive, often)Characteristic of the style, speech, or behavior of residents of a predominantly black or other ghetto in the United States.
Having been raised in a ghetto in the United States.
Examples
28 sentencesTom grew up in the ghetto.
Том виріс у гето. — deniko
ruТом вырос в гетто. — marafon
deTom ist im Ghetto aufgewachsen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That ghetto should be burned down.
Sami grew up in the ghetto.
Slums develop as ghettos of poverty.
Jonas is also from the ghetto.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from the name of the Venetian Ghetto, whose etymology and original source languagBorrowed from the name of the Venetian Ghetto, whose etymology and original source language is uncertain. Compare Italian ghetto.
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Forms
more ghetto, most ghetto| Comparative | more ghetto Lesson |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form