biro

Indonesian

/bi.ro/

noun
Definitions
  • bureau: office.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish bureau (office, bureau, desk, agency) derived from French bureau (desk, office, earlier coarse cloth, baize) derived from Middle French burel derived from Old French burel (woolen cloth, reddish, a kind of coarse woollen cloth).

Origin

Old French

burel

Gloss

woolen cloth, reddish, a kind of coarse woollen cloth

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