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bour¹
Where it comes from
Inherited from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”). It may have passed through a Vulgar Latin intermediate form or was influenced by bubulus; cf. the form bobulum. Compare also Albanian buall. Doublet of bivol, which came through a Slavic source.
noun bouri · bour · bourul · bourii
- aurochs (Bos primigenius)
- wild bull
-
wisent (Bison bonasus)
Similar: zimbru
- the old emblem of Moldavia (with the head of a wisent)
Bour²
Where it comes from
From bour.
proper noun lui Bour
- a surname
In English
- aurochs Bos primigenius
Talk about this word "bour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/bour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bour "bour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bour.Cite this
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title = {bour},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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