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burlan

Pronunciation: /burˈlan/

“burlan” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. drainpipe

In Romanian

  1. tub de tinichea, de fontă etc. prin care se scurge apa de la jgheaburile acoperișului.
  2. jgheab prin care se scurge apa dintr-un izvor, dintr-o cișmea etc.
  3. tub cilindric de tinichea sau de olane, prin care trece fumul din sobă în coș; urloi.
  4. tub de beton, de fontă etc. din care se fac canale, utilaje pentru exploatarea minieră etc.

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Ottoman Turkish بورو (boru, “pipe; horn; nonsense”) or from a variant of gârlan; cf. gâtlan.

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