Barro

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proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 7

Meanings

proper nounBarro (plural Barros)

plural Barros

Origin

* 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.

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APA

Barro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barro

MLA

“Barro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barro.

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