barru

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *barrum (clay, mud), from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, possibly Celtic; compare Middle Irish broch (waste, dregs) and Gaulish *barros (the bushy end).

Cognate with Portuguese barro, Galician barro and Spanish barro.

Noun

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barru m (uncountable)

  1. clay
    Synonym: arciella
  2. mud

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