hood

IPA(Pronunciation)

/hʊd/

slang

(African-American Vernacular, slang) Neighborhood.

Japanese Meaning

近所 / 地域 / 街区

He grew up in the hood but always dreamed of leaving for college.

彼はその近所で育ったが、いつも大学へ行って出ていくことを夢見ていた。

Sense（1）

(African-American Vernacular, slang) Neighborhood.

Neighborhoods are now hoods cause nobody's neighbors / Just animals surviving with that animal behavior

hoods

（ plural ）