Barroso

See also: barroso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Barroso, a topographic surname for someone who lived in a muddy and loamy area, from barroso (“muddy”).

Proper noun

Barroso (plural Barrosos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barroso is the 6381^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5333 individuals. Barroso is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.04%) and White (15.43%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barroso”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106.

Portuguese

Etymology

From barroso (“clayey”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁo.zu/ [baˈho.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁo.zu/ [baˈho.zu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baˈʁo.zu/ [baˈχo.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁo.zo/ [baˈho.zo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Homophone: barroso
• Hyphenation: Bar‧ro‧so

Proper noun

Barroso m

1. A region of Portugal

   Synonym: Terras de Barroso

2. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Proper noun

Barroso m or f by sense (plural Barrosos)

1. a toponymic surname

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈroso/ [baˈro.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: Ba‧rro‧so

Proper noun

Barroso m or f by sense

1. a surname