búho

See also: buho

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish buho, bufo, from Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin; see also Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbuo/ [ˈbu.o]
(Castilian)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -uo
Syllabification: bú‧ho

Noun

búho m (plural búhos)

owl, eagle owl (any species of owl from the Strigidae family)
(colloquial) informant, a squealer
Synonyms: informante, delator

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

“búho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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