biro

== English == === Etymology === Genericized trademark of BIRO, named after László Bíró, the inventor of the first commercially succesful ballpoint pen. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ.ɹəʊ/ Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ === Noun === biro (countable and uncountable, plural biros) A Biro brand ballpoint pen. (by extension, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Any ballpoint pen. (uncountable, by extension) Ink from a ballpoint pen. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === biro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ribo-, brio, robi- == Albanian == === Noun === biro vocative of bir (“son”) == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiro/ Rhymes: -iro Syllabification: bi‧ro === Noun === biro (accusative singular biron, plural biroj, accusative plural birojn) (directional) bearing == Iban == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bureau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.ro/ === Noun === biro bureau == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from English beer, French bière, German Bier, Italian birra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiro/ === Noun === biro (plural biri) beer Un glaso di biro, danko. ― One glass of beer, thanks. ==== Derived terms ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch bureau (“bureau”), from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.ro/ Hyphenation: bi‧ro === Noun === biro bureau: office ==== Alternative forms ==== bureau (1901–1947) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “biro”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.ro/ Rhymes: -iro Hyphenation: bì‧ro === Noun === biro f (invariable) ballpoint pen, biro Synonym: penna a sfera === Anagrams === bori, brio, brio-, orbi == Ngazidja Comorian == === Etymology === From French bureau. === Noun === biro class 5 (plural mabiro class 6) office (building or room) == Northern Sami == === Etymology === Borrowed from Finnish piru. === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpiro/ === Noun === biro devil ==== Inflection ==== ==== Further reading ==== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland == Old High German == === Verb === biro alternative form of biru == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === bìrō m animacy unspecified (Cyrillic spelling бѝро̄) office Synonyms: kancelàrija, úred == Tagalog == === Etymology === Compare Kapampangan biru and Aklanon bueo. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbiɾoʔ/ [ˈbiː.ɾoʔ] Rhymes: -iɾoʔ Syllabification: bi‧ro === Noun === birò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓ) joke; jest Synonyms: siste, tukso, tudyo Naging biro na sa magkaibigan ang pinag-awayan nila dati. ― What the friends had argued about before has become a joke. act of joking with someone ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== patawa lambo === Further reading === “biro”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “biro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Yagara == === Noun === biro sir (term of address) === References === Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.