Spanish Conversation · Level 102
59 words
Spanish word
barro
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈbaro/
Meaning
- masculine nounmud
Example
Después de la lluvia, el barro cubre el camino.
After the rain, the mud covers the road.
More examples
Los niños se mancharon de barro al jugar en el parque.
The children got covered in mud while playing in the park.
Core concept
Wet sticky earth that clings to shoes.
Common phrases
camino de barro
muddy road
charco de barro
mud puddle
barro húmedo
wet mud
Similar words
lodo: Thick, greasy mud that clings and is hard to brush off.
fango: Deep, soupy mud that forms a slippery, sinking quagmire.
charco: Shallow pool of rainwater that sits on the ground.
Definition in Spanish
Tierra mezclada con agua que queda blanda y adherente; por extensión, la arcilla o masa terrosa que sirve para modelar y cocer.
Word origin
Spanish barro comes from Vulgar Latin *barrum meaning wet or sticky earth and it refers both to muddy ground and to the clay used for modeling and firing.
Usage tips
- Barro commonly appears with verbs like embarrar 'to cover with mud', quedarse embarrado 'to get stuck in the mud', and mancharse de barro 'to get mud on something' in weather and rural descriptions.
Other meanings
- claynoun
Related words
- embarrarcover with mudverb
- embarradomuddyadjective
- barrosomud-ladenadjective