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Pronunciation / Transliteration: barro
"Después de la lluvia, el camino estaba cubierto de barro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Soft, wet earth that can be easily shaped or molded.
"After the rain, the path was covered in thick mud."
- 1
To cover or smear with mud.
"The children muddied their clothes while playing outside."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'mudde', which likely came from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch 'mudde' meaning mire or wet earth. It traces further back to Proto-Germanic roots associated with moisture and dirt.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mud" is said worldwide
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boue
Transliteration: boo
"Après la pluie, le chemin était couvert de boue."
Schlamm
Transliteration: shlam
"Nach dem Regen war der Weg voller Schlamm."
fango
Transliteration: fango
"Dopo la pioggia, il sentiero era coperto di fango."
barro
Transliteration: barro
"Después de la lluvia, el camino estaba cubierto de barro."
lama
Transliteration: lama
"Após a chuva, o caminho estava coberto de lama."
कीचड़
Transliteration: keechar
"बारिश के बाद, रास्ता कीचड़ से भरा था।"
泥
Transliteration: ní
"下雨后，路上满是泥。"
진흙
Transliteration: jinheuk
"비가 온 후 길이 진흙으로 덮였다."
泥
Transliteration: doro
"雨の後、道は泥で覆われていた。"
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