barro

/ (ˈbærəʊ) /

adjective

Australian slang embarrassing

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Words nearby barro

barrington, barrio, barrios, barrister, barrister and solicitor, barro, barron, barroom, barros, barrow, barrow boy

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Example sentences from the Web for barro

Barro, a young Bloomberg View columnist, is (it seems to me) more than halfway down the Frum-Bartlett path.
The GOP’s Pitiful Reformers|Michael Tomasky|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I was thrilled to see Collins take a stand, but I'm generally with Barro on this subject.
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On Barro Colorado Island one aim is to preserve the biota and natural conditions with as little interference from man as possible.
Seventeen Species of Bats Recorded from Barro Colorado Island, Panama Canal Zone|E. Raymond Hall
Awm sewer aw' could, an' th' furst time he passes me awl bring him up to th' poleece office if aw have to wheel him in a barro.
Yorksher Puddin'|John Hartley

They thought they saw land, so the sailors said, and that it was Barro, but I could observe nothing.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680|Jasper Danckaerts
A few days after reaching Henderson, I parted with Barro, not without regret, for a hundred and twenty dollars.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2|Maria R. Audubon

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