berro

See also: berrò

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛro/ [ˈbɛ.rʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛro
• Hyphenation: be‧rro

Etymology 1

Back-formation from berrar (“to yell”).

Noun

berro m (plural berros)

1. shout or roar

   Synonyms: berrido, grito

   —Como te chaman, roxiña? —Cando estou lonxe, a berros.

   —How do they call you, little redhead? —When I am far away, by shouting.

2. voice of an animal

   Synonyms: bramido, bruído, frémito

Derived terms

• Berro Seco

Verb

berro

1. first-person singular present indicative of berrar

Etymology 2

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from Proto-Celtic *beruro- (“watercress”). Cognate with Spanish berro, Asturian berriu, Breton beler and Gaulish berula.

Noun

berro m (plural berros)

1. cress, watercress

   Synonyms: agrón, brizo

Derived terms

• berro femia

References

• “berro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “berro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “berro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁu/ [ˈbɛ.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁu/ [ˈbɛ.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁu/ [ˈbɛ.χu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁo/ [ˈbɛ.ho]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʁu/

• Rhymes: -ɛʁu
• Hyphenation: ber‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from berrar (“to yell”).

Noun

berro m (plural berros)

1. shout
2. roar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

berro

1. first-person singular present indicative of berrar

Spanish

Etymology

From Gaulish *bẹrŭro-, from Proto-Celtic *beru, akin to Old Irish bir (“water, spring”). Cognate with Asturian berriu, Galician berro and Breton beler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbero/ [ˈbe.ro]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: be‧rro

Noun

berro m (plural berros)

1. cress
2. watercress

Derived terms

• berro chino
• berro de agua
• berro de prado
• berro hortelano

 

Further reading

• “berro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014