ofuro
or o-fu·ro
[ oh-foor-oh; Japanese aw-foo-raw ]
/ oʊˈfʊər oʊ; Japanese ɔˈfu rɔ /
noun, plural o·fu·ros, Japanese o·fu·ro [aw-foo-raw]. /ɔˈfu rɔ/.
furo.
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