"buro" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buros [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buro (plural buros)
  1. Nonstandard spelling of bureau. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: bureau
    Sense id: en-buro-en-noun-UglHI2KE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Furniture, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 0 0 13 12 11 12 1 0 12 8 2 1 2 1 5 2 13 0 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 12 11 10 11 2 0 11 7 3 1 3 2 7 2 12 0 5 0

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2008 February 19, Alejandro López de Haro, Jr., “Fidel Castro Steps Down”, in Ground Report, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2013:",
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