/ Dictionary / Index B barriada: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bar•ri•a•da Pronunciation: (bär"ē-ä'du, bar"- Sp. bär-ryä'&thslashä), [key] — pl. -das a shantytown section on the outskirts of a large city in Latin America. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. barretter barricade Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language