barru

Asturian

Etymology

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

barru m (uncountable)

1. clay

   Synonym: arciella

2. mud

Derived terms

• embarrar