furo

[ foor-oh; Japanese foo-raw ]

noun

, plural fu·ros, Japanese fu·ro.

1. a short, deep Japanese bathtub, often with a seat, in which a person sits upright while soaking in hot water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of furo¹

< Japanese, earlier *fū-ro < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese fēnglú a kind of stove

Example Sentences

“Blackass,” by A. Igoni Barrett, tells the unforgettable story of Furo Wariboko, who wakes up one morning to discover that he’s been transformed into a white man.

From New York Times

In addition to the new Aventa e-bikes, Furosystems already sells Fuze scooters and the Furo X folding e-bike.

From The Verge

Come back for a little cognac by the fire and then head to the Bridge House Spa for an amazing soak in the Japanese furo surrounded by cathedral windows looking over the frozen meadows.

From Washington Times

We shot through a furo two thousand feet long and six feet wide.

From Literature

The trees closing over my head in the Amazon furo made me feel the presence of something beyond myself, an intuition shared by almost everyone who has walked in the woods alone.

From Literature