What does barro in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word barro in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use barro in Portuguese.

The word barro in Portuguese means clay, barro, lama, louça de barro holandesa, de argila, louça de barro, ter pés de barro, comidinha de barro, tijolo de barro, panela de barro, largar um barro. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word barro

clay

barro

noun (earth)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
É difícil jardinar se o seu quintal só tem barro.
It's difficult to garden if your yard has only clay.

lama

noun (US, informal (wet dirty substance)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
I got gook all over me when I was trying to change the oil in my car.

louça de barro holandesa

noun (Dutch pottery)

de argila

adjective (made of clay) (feito de)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
The old woman filled the earthen jar with water from the stream.

louça de barro

noun (clay pottery)

Kara's home decor is eclectic; she has high-tech gadgets next to antique earthenware!

ter pés de barro

plural noun (figurative (hidden weakness) (figurado)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

comidinha de barro

noun (informal, literal (mud that is played with by a child) (brincadeira de criança)

Nina decorated her mud pie with lilac flowers and rose petals.

tijolo de barro

adjective (clay mixture used in building)

panela de barro

noun (Spanish (earthenware pot)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

largar um barro

verbal expression (vulgar, slang (defecate) (figurado)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)

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