Burós

Burós is the plural form of buró, a Spanish noun with several related meanings connected to furniture, offices, and information agencies. The term is most often used to refer to a small piece of furniture with drawers that can function as a bedside table or a compact desk. In catalogs and homes, a buró is typically a low cabinet or table with one or more drawers and a flat top surface. The word comes from the French bureau, adopted into Spanish with meanings related to a desk, office, or work surface, though regional usage has specialized senses.

In financial language, a buró de crédito is a credit bureau—an organization that collects and maintains credit histories for individuals and companies. In Mexico, the Buró de Crédito is a well-known private company that provides credit information to lenders. The term is used more generally in Spanish to denote agencies or organizations that compile and share information, much as the English word “bureau” does in phrases like “offices of” or “agencies of.”

Regional usage varies. In Spain, escritorio or mesa de escritorio is commonly used for a desk, while buró is more frequent in several Latin American countries to describe both the bedside table and, less often, a desk. Context typically clarifies whether buró refers to furniture, a desk-like surface, or a credit information agency. The neutral sense across regions emphasizes its roots as a loanword from bureau, adapted to local vocabulary and practices.