Question:
Hi my Q is what is "ghetto" mean?
ok call me geek can somebody tell me what its mean ??? I cant really used it if i dont know whats its stands for :)
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
ghetto
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ghettos also ghettoes
Etymology: Italian, from Venetian dialect gh㨴o island where Jews were forced to live, literally, foundry (located on the island), from ghet㠲 to cast, from Latin jactare to throw -- more at JET
1 : a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live
2 : a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure
3 a : an isolated group <a geriatric ghetto> b : a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity <the pink-collar ghetto>
Sad, isn't it?