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Burin

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbjʊər.ɪn/
  • rhymes with -ʊəɹɪn
  • US: /ˈbjʊəɹɪn/
  • US: /ˈbɝ.ɪn/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A prehistoric flint tool

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: chisel

History

Etymology

Likely derived from Basque buru (“head”), referring here to a headland or promontory.

From French burin. Doublet of boline.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гравьорско длето (gravjorsko dleto) — chisel
  • Catalan: burí — chisel
  • Esperanto: burino — chisel
  • Finnish: kaiverrin — chisel
  • Galician: buril — chisel
  • German: Grabstichel — chisel
  • Greek: σκαρπέλο (skarpélo) — chisel
  • Irish: bior greanta — chisel
  • Italian: bulino — chisel
  • Middle English: gravere — chisel
  • Polish: rylec — chisel
  • Russian: резе́ц гравёра (rezéc gravjóra) — chisel
  • Russian: грабштихель (grabštixelʹ) — chisel
  • Spanish: buril — chisel
  • Catalan: burí — prehistoric tool
  • Finnish: uurrin — prehistoric tool
  • German: Stichel — prehistoric tool