barro

/ˈbaro/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
barros

Meaning

  1. mud

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: mass. Scope: individual.

Similar words

lodo

barro and lodo are close synonyms for "mud"; lodo leans slightly more toward sludge or muck.

fango

fango often describes thick, filthy mud or mire, and can figuratively mean moral degradation; barro is the everyday word for "mud."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

lama

lama is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mud."

Portuguese

lodo

lodo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mud."

Practice

1 What does barro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Los zapatos están llenos de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches barro?

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