berro
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== 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)
shout or roar
Synonyms: berrido, grito
voice of an animal
Synonyms: bramido, bruído, frémito
===== Derived terms =====
Berro Seco
==== Verb ====
berro
first-person singular present indicative of berrar
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *beruro- (“watercress”). Cognate with Spanish berro, Asturian berriu, Breton beler and Gaulish berula.
==== Noun ====
berro m (plural berros)
cress, watercress
Synonyms: agrón, brizo
===== Derived terms =====
berro femia
=== References ===
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “berro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “berro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “berro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ɛʁu
Hyphenation: ber‧ro
=== Etymology 1 ===
Deverbal from berrar (“to yell”).
==== Noun ====
berro m (plural berros)
shout
roar
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
berro
first-person singular present indicative of berrar
=== Further reading ===
“berro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“berro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== 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]
Rhymes: -ero
Syllabification: be‧rro
=== Noun ===
berro m (plural berros)
cress
watercress
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“berro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025