lauburu means A traditional Basque symbol consisting of four comma-shaped arms arranged in a cross, resembling a swastika. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
lauburu is pronounced /laʊˈbuːɹuː/.
Why “lauburu” is a great word
LAUBURU — [Noun] A traditional Basque emblem composed of four comma-shaped arms conjoined at a central point to form a symmetrical, rotating cross. Borrowed from Basque lauburu, a compound of lau ("four") + buru ("head"). Unlike the globalized and historically fraught "swastika" or the triadic "triskelion," the lauburu is a culturally specific vortex of fourfold unity. It is the carved oak lintel above a farmhouse door, the silver weight of a grandmother's pendant, the white-washed assertion on a red field—a quiet, revolving geometry that holds a landscape and a people in its perpetual return.
noun
- A traditional Basque symbol consisting of four comma-shaped arms arranged in a cross, resembling a swastika.