bureau
noun
[ ˈbjʊərəʊ ]
• a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface.
• an office or department for transacting particular business.
• "a news bureau"
Origin:
late 17th century: from French, originally ‘baize’ (used to cover writing desks), from Old French burel, probably from bure ‘dark brown’, based on Greek purros ‘red’.
