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

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. Gladstone
The eastern branch, called the Furo, is the one used by boats, as the main channel is obstructed by rapids.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3|Various