"Futuro" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Futuros [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Futuro (plural Futuros)
  1. A prefabricated house shaped like a flying saucer, made of plastics and polymers, designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen and produced from 1968 to the 1980s. Wikipedia link: Futuro
    Sense id: en-Futuro-en-noun-PDqtmt4M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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