El Raval

Catalan

Etymology

Literally, “the suburb”, introduced in the 1980s as part of a regeneration effort of the area.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əl rəˈβal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əl rəˈval]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [el raˈval]

Proper noun

El Raval m

1. A neighborhood of Barcelona.

   Synonym: (formerly, informal) barri xinès

Further reading

• El Raval on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca