bure
French, noun/byʁ/
bure is spelled B-U-R-E (4 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,273rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bure is a French feminine noun meaning “frieze (cloth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étoffe grossière faite de laine rousse”.
What does bure mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefrieze (cloth)
- 2
femininehabit (monk's robe)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étoffe grossière faite de laine rousse. 2. Vêtement fait de cette étoffe, notamment la robe de bure des moines.
noun: 1. Puits qui relie deux niveaux dans une mine. 2. Partie supérieure d’un fourneau de forge.
noun: 1. Feu de bois, allumé à l’occasion de certaines fêtes.
noun: 1. Bidon métallique de lait d’une capacité de 50 litres environ.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bure
- bures plural
- buire
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bure?
- /byʁ/
- \byʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bure
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bure in French?
bure appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).