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bureau

/bˈjʊɹəʊ/BYUU-roh
/bˈjʊɹoʊ/BYUU-roh

Meaningfiery-red

Common meaning: a desk

Other meanings: an office

Journey through time

  1. Latinburrus‘fiery-red’source
  2. Old Frenchburelsource
  3. Frenchbureausource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsfiery-red → a deskbureau‘a desk’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin burrus ‘fiery-red’.

Roots

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