bufo

(Engels)

bufar

  1. to blow
  2. (broadly) to boast

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈbu.fu/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese bufo, from Late Latin būfus (cognates include Spanish búho), itself either from Latin *būfō, from Faliscan *būfō, or more likely of onomatopoetic origin; cf. also Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos). Compare to Latin būbō.

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