What does barro in Spanish mean?

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

The word barro in Spanish means mud, clay, pimple, sweep, clear out, sweep away, wipe out, trail, sweep, clay pot, earthenware pot. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word barro

mud

nombre masculino (mezcla de agua y tierra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lluvia llenó de barro el camino rural.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The mud was two or three feet deep in places.

clay

nombre masculino (agua, arcilla y tierra para modelar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Puso el barro en el torno para moldear el tarro.
She put the clay on the wheel to shape the pot.

pimple

nombre masculino (grano en la cara)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la adolescencia le salieron barros y granitos en la frente.
As a teenager she got a lot of pimples and spots on her forehead.

sweep

verbo transitivo (pasar la escoba) (use a broom)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El piso está cubierto de polvo; tendré que barrer de nuevo.
The floor is covered in dust. I'll have to sweep it again.

clear out

(informal (no dejar nada)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Los ladrones barrieron con todas las cosas de valor que había en la casa.
The thieves cleared the house out of valuables.

sweep away

verbo transitivo (acabar con las dudas)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La explicación del maestro barrió todas las dudas de los estudiantes.
The teacher's explanation swept away the students' doubts.

wipe out

verbo transitivo (coloquial (derrotar, aplastar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
El triunfo del boxeador fue contundente, barrió a su oponente.
The boxer's victory was overwhelming; he wiped out his opponent.

trail, sweep

verbo transitivo (arrastrar por el suelo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Levántate un poco el vestido, que es muy largo y vas barriendo el suelo.
Lift your dress up a bit, it's really long and it's trailing on the floor.

clay pot, earthenware pot

(recipiente: vasija)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cocinero sirvió el guiso en una cazuela de barro.
The chef served the stew in a clay pot.

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