BIRO

ballpoint, ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro

(noun) a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

biro (plural biros)

A BIRO brand ballpoint pen.

(by extension, UK, AU, NZ) Any ballpoint pen.

(by extension) Ink from a ballpoint pen.

Anagrams

• brio, ribo-

Proper noun

Biro (plural Biros)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Biro is the 13536th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2241 individuals. Biro is most common among White (90.14%) individuals.

Anagrams

• brio, ribo-

Source: Wiktionary



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