buro

Meaning

1. an office
2. a desk, usually with a cover and compartments for storing papers etc. located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath.
3. (US) a chest of drawers for clothes

Translations

Büro

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bureau

bureau

Sekretär

agence

oficina

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secrétaire

comò

scrivania

ufficio

cassettone

scrittoio

agentschap

cómoda

bureel

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Etymology

Cognate with Middle French: bure

Cognate with French: bourre

Cognate with Ancient Greek: βερβέριον

In summary

Borrowed from French bureau (“desk”, earlier “coarse cloth (as desk cover), baize”), from Old French burel (“woolen cloth”), diminutive of *bure (compare Middle French bure (“coarse woolen cloth”), French bourre (“hair, fluff”)), from Late Latin burra (“wool, fluff, shaggy cloth, coarse fabric”); akin to Ancient Greek βερβέριον (berbérion, “shabby garment”).