barrueco

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Celtic *verroccon (“large rock”), though likely influenced by Latin verruca (“wart, raised place”), both from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“peak, highland”) (Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “peak”)).

Noun

barrueco m (plural barruecos)

1. irregular pearl

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

• “barrueco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16