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furo
[ foor-oh; Japanese foo-raw ]
/ ˈfʊər oʊ; Japanese ˈfu rɔ /
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noun, plural fu·ros, Japanese fu·ro.
a short, deep Japanese bathtub, often with a seat, in which a person sits upright while soaking in hot water.
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Also called ofuro.
Origin of furo
<Japanese, earlier *fū-ro<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese fēnglú a kind of stove
Words nearby furo
furnishings, furnit., furniture, furniture beetle, Furnivall, furo, furocoumarin, furor, furore, furphy, furred
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How to use furo in a sentence
Again we have, in the Latin, the kindred words furo and fera.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. GladstoneThe eastern branch, called the Furo, is the one used by boats, as the main channel is obstructed by rapids.