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Bureau Pronunciation
Bureau is pronounced BYUU-roh, IPA /ˈbjʊroʊ/.
BYUU-roh
US /ˈbjʊroʊ/ · UK /ˈbjɔːrəʊ/
Syllables: BYUU · roh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An office or agency, or a writing desk with drawers.
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Bureau in a Sentence
- The bureau opens at nine and closes at four.
- She keeps the papers in the bureau in the hall.
- A press bureau was set up for the duration.
Common Mispronunciations of Bureau
Not BOO-roh
Keep the y glide after the b, as in beauty and bugle. That gives BYUU-roh rather than a plain boo.
Not byuu-ROH
American speech keeps the beat on the first syllable, BYUU. British speakers move it to the second, byuu-ROH, and both are standard.
Tip: Two syllables, and the plural is bureaus or bureaux, both said with a z at the end.
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