il ghetto

ghetto, poor urban neighborhood

ˈɡ e t . t o

noun · masculine Rare #42,953

ghetto, poor urban neighborhood Often refers to a poor or marginalized neighborhood; it can sound stigmatizing when used of people or places.

IT: È cresciuto in un ghetto.

EN: He grew up in a poor neighborhood.

— Una battaglia dopo l’altra (2025)

Kids from the ghetto, an alcoholic father, a sealed fate.

— Lui è tornato (2015)

Tom grew up in the ghetto.

He lives in the ghetto.

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