suburbio

/suˈbuɾbjo/ · B2 · noun · m

suburb

suburbio — suburb

🏘️ suburbio = sub (below) + urbs (city): below the city, on its edge

From Latin suburbium: sub (near, below) + urbs (city). The word names what lies just outside the city proper. In Spanish it often points to poorer outskirts, not leafy suburbs.

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