buroo

== English == === Alternative forms === broo, burroo === Etymology === Representing a Scottish pronunciation of bureau. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bəˈɹuː/ === Noun === buroo (plural buroos) (Scotland, slang) The Labour Bureau; hence, unemployment benefits; the dole. 193?, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, ‘Forsaken’, Smeddum, Canongate 2001: Johnny kenned at once the coarse brute was drunk same as father was Friday nights when he got his money from the Broo. === Anagrams === booru == Esperanto == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bureau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buˈroo/ Rhymes: -oo Syllabification: bu‧ro‧o === Noun === buroo (accusative singular buroon, plural burooj, accusative plural buroojn) (government) bureau Synonyms: kontoro, oficejo