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Biro

British  
/ ˈbaɪrəʊ /

noun

  1. a kind of ballpoint

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Biro

C20: named after Laszlo Bíró (1900–85), Hungarian inventor

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Attila Biro, another journalist associated with OCCRP, reports on crime and corruption from Romania.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2025

Ferenc Biro and his wife Judit are insiders in the leading ranks of the governing Fidesz party, with excellent relations at the highest level.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2025

“The gay culture that had been established really gets dismantled and disrupted,” said Jordan Biro Walters, author of “Wide-Open Desert: A Queer History of New Mexico,” published in February by the University of Washington Press.

From Seattle Times Jul. 22, 2023

Harry recalls receiving a Biro — wrapped, for some reason, in a tiny rubber fish — as a present one Christmas from Princess Margaret, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2023

Dad passed me the spool and got a Biro from his anorak.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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