/ˈbaro/, [ˈba.rʊ]
OrixeFrom Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *barrum (“clay, mud”), from Paleo-Hispanic, possibly Celtic; compare Middle Irish broch (“waste, dregs”) and Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”).
Cognate with Portuguese barro, Asturian barru and Spanish barro.
- masculinemud
- masculineclay
“cinco mil ladrillos ben cozidos e de boo barro” — five thousand bricks, correctly fired and made of good clay
Formasbarros(plural)