ghetto (EN)

noun, adjective

noun “ghetto”

1. a poor area in a city where mostly people of the same nationality, ethnicity, or race live together
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   Many immigrants settled in the ghetto, where they found a sense of community.
2. a specific area in a city where Jews were forced to live, especially in medieval Italy and during the time controlled by the Nazis in Europe
   During World War II, many Jewish families were forced to live in ghettos.

adjective “ghetto”

1. (slang, informal) describes something that is of low quality, looks cheap, or is in bad condition
   The car was so ghetto that the windows were held up with duct tape.
2. (US, informal, often derogatory or offensive) relating to the style, way of speaking or behavior typical of people from poor urban areas
   She was a ghetto woman, with a loud and flashy way of speaking.