BURRA

Meaning of BURRA in English

[ 'bʌrə ]

■ adjective Indian big or important.

Origin

from Hindi baṛā 'great, greatest'.

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BURRA — ˈbə(ˌ)rä adjective Etymology: Hindi baṛā, from Sanskrit vṛddha, from vardhate he increases — more at orth- India : great — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURRA — adj. (South Asia) important, great
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BURRA DIN — [ ˌbʌrə'dɪn ] ■ noun Indian Christmas. Origin from Hindi baṛā 'great' and din 'day'.
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BURL — noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French *bourle tuft of wool, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of …
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BURGEON — also bourgeon intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English burjonen, from Anglo-French burjuner, from burjun bud, from Vulgar Latin *burrion-, burrio, from …
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BUREAU — noun (plural ~s; also ~x) Etymology: French, desk, cloth covering for desks, from Old French burel woolen cloth, from Old …
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BURLESQUE — I. |bər|lesk, (ˈ)bə̄|l-, (ˈ)bəi|l-, _bə(r)ˈl- adjective Etymology: French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish, probably modification of Late …
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BURL — I. ˈbərl, ˈbə̄l, ˈbəil, esp bef pause or cons ˈbər.əl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English burle, from (assumed) …
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BURGEON — I. noun or bour·geon ˈbərjən, ˈbə̄j-, ˈbəij- ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English burjon, burjoun bud, from Old French burjon, …
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BURLET — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French bourrelet, from Old French borrelet, from borrel, bourel cushion (diminutive …
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BUREAU — ˈbyu̇(ˌ)rō, ˈbyü- also especially when no pause follows -_rə noun ( plural bureaus also bureaux ) Etymology: French, office, desk, …
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BOURRÉE — (ˈ)bü|rā noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, perhaps from feminine of bourré, past participle of bourrer to stuff, beat, from …
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BOURETTE — noun also bour·rette büˈret, bəˈ ( -s ) Etymology: French bourrette coarse silk on the outside of a cocoon, from …
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BORAGE — ˈbȯrij, ˈbär-, ˈbərij noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French bourache, bourage, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin …
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BARA — ˈbə(ˌ)rä variant of burra
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BURLADERO — /berr'leuh dair"oh, boor'-/ ; Sp. /boohrdd'lah dhe"rddaw/ , n. , pl. burladeros /-dair"ohz/ ; Sp. /-dhe"rddaws/ . a wooden panel, …
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BURL — — burler , n. /berrl/ , n. 1. a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth. 2. a …
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BURGEON — /berr"jeuhn/ , v.i. 1. to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a …
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BUREAU — /byoor"oh/ , n. , pl. bureaus, bureaux /byoor"ohz/ . 1. a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the …
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BOURRÉE — /boo ray"/ ; Fr. /booh rdday"/ , n. , pl. bourrées /-rayz"/ ; Fr. /-rdday"/ . 1. an old French …
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BORAGE — /bawr"ij, bor"-, berr"-/ , n. 1. a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used …
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BURL — noun Etymology: Middle English burle, from Anglo-French * bourle tuft of wool, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin * burrula, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURGEON — also bour·geon ˈbər-jən Etymology: Middle English burjonen, from Anglo-French burjuner, from burjun bud, from Vulgar Latin * burrion-, burrio, from …
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BUREAU — noun ( plural bureaus also bu·reaux -(ˌ)ōz) Etymology: French, desk, cloth covering for desks, from Old French burel woolen cloth, …
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BURL — ~ 1 [ bə:l ] ■ noun 1》 a lump in wool or cloth. 2》 N. Amer. a rounded knotty …
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BURGEON — [ 'bə:dʒ(ə)n ] ■ verb [often as adjective ~ing ] grow or increase rapidly. Origin ME: from OFr. bourgeonner 'put …
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BURL — [burl] n [ME burle, fr. (assumed) MF bourle tuft of wool, fr. (assumed) VL burrula, dim. of LL burra shaggy …
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BURGEON — [bur.geon] vi [ME burjonen, fr. burjon bud, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL burrion-, burrio, fr. LL burra fluff, shaggy cloth] …
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BUREAU — [bu.reau] n, pl bureaus also bu.reaux [F, desk, cloth covering for desks, fr. OF burel woolen cloth, fr. (assumed) OF …
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BURGEON — / ˈbɜːdʒən; NAmE ˈbɜːrdʒən/ verb [ v ] ( formal ) to begin to grow or develop rapidly ► bur·geon·ing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURGEON — bur ‧ geon /ˈbɜːdʒ ə n $ ˈbɜːr-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: burgeon 'bud' (13-19 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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