[ˈɡɛtəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a poor urban area occupied primarily by a minority group or groups

- the area in a city where Jewish people lived, often under restrictions imposed by non-Jewish authorities


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: perhaps from Italian getto ‘foundry’ (because the first ghetto was established in 1516 on the site of a foundry in Venice), or from Italian borghetto, diminutive of borgo ‘borough’

[ˈɡɛtəʊ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- resembling or characteristic of a ghetto or its inhabitants (especially with relation to African American culture)
(e.g: the crew includes Ice Cube, who provides tough talk and ghetto style)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: perhaps from Italian getto ‘foundry’ (because the first ghetto was established in 1516 on the site of a foundry in Venice), or from Italian borghetto, diminutive of borgo ‘borough’

[ˈɡɛtəʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put in or restrict to an isolated or segregated area or group


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: perhaps from Italian getto ‘foundry’ (because the first ghetto was established in 1516 on the site of a foundry in Venice), or from Italian borghetto, diminutive of borgo ‘borough’