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birrus.

cloak (wool/silk) to keep off rain;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbɪr.rʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈbir.rus]
  1. a cloak to keep off rain, made of silk or wool

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Gaulish *birros, from Proto-Celtic *birros (“short”).

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