Relating to or resembling garbage, trash, or waste material; characteristic of a dump or refuse heap.
From Spanish 'basura' (garbage, trash) plus the suffix '-al' meaning 'relating to.' The Spanish word itself likely derives from Latin or onomatopoeia reflecting the sound of trash being thrown.
This word reveals how different cultures formalize concepts—while English speakers might say 'trashy,' Spanish-speaking regions developed 'basural' as a formal adjective, showing how geography shapes our vocabulary for everyday unpleasantness.
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