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bureau.

desk

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/by.ʁo/
  1. desk

    masculine
  2. office (room)

    masculine
  3. ticket office

    masculine
  4. the staff of an office

    masculine
  5. office; an administrative unit

    masculine
  6. frieze (coarse woolen cloth)

    masculine · obsolete
  7. desktop (on-screen background)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French burel, 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”).

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