buron
French, noun/by.ʁɔ̃/
buron is spelled B-U-R-O-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 85,597th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Buron is a French masculine noun meaning “a traditional Auvergne shepherd's hut with a thatched roof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieu où l'on fait le fromage pendant l'estive dans les montagnes”.
What does buron mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea traditional Auvergne shepherd's hut with a thatched roof
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lieu où l'on fait le fromage pendant l'estive dans les montagnes. 2. Bâtisse de pierres sèches disséminées en campagne ou en montagne.
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 buron
- burons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce buron?
- /by.ʁɔ̃/
- \by.ʁɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is buron in French?
buron appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).