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barro

/bˈɑɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
bar-ro
IPA
/bˈɑɹoʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from the noun barro (“clay loam”). * As an Italian surname, variant of Baro. * As a west African surname, probably altered from Ballo, from the Fula personal name Ballo, from ballo (“help”). Compare Bello.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Barros (plural)

Homonyms

baro

Rhymes With

sorrow morrow navarro caro aro kilimanjaro yarrow pizarro gennaro claro ferraro amaro

Questions

How do you pronounce barro?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑɹoʊ/.
What does barro mean?
A surname.
Where does barro come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce barro

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