ghetto
GET-oh · noun
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Origin
The word comes from the name of the Venetian Ghetto, the district where Venice confined its Jewish residents. Where that name itself came from is uncertain — its ultimate source language isn't known for sure.
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Related words
Italian has its own form, ghetto, closely tied to the same Venetian origin.