ENTRY: brr. DEFINITION: To be(come) clear, pure, white. 1. barrio, from Arabic barr, open (of land), rural, from barr, open area, akin to barra, to be kind, true, in derived stem barrara, to clear, acquit. 2. birr2, from Amharic brr, coin, silver (< “white metal”).
barrio is derived from a semitic root:
Semitic Roots
ENTRY: brr.
DEFINITION: To be(come) clear, pure, white. 1. barrio, from Arabic barr, open (of land), rural, from barr, open area, akin to barra, to be kind, true, in derived stem barrara, to clear, acquit. 2. birr2, from Amharic brr, coin, silver (< “white metal”).
source American Heritage Dictionary