vecindario

/beθinˈdaɾjo/ · B1 · noun · m

vicinity

vecindario — vicinity

🏘️ vecino (neighbour) + -ario = the place where your neighbours live

Vecino comes from Latin vicinus, from vicus (village), the same root as English vicinity. Your vecindario is your vicinity: the area around your home and the vecinos in it.

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