Masculine

botón

Meaning

  1. (masculine) button (clothing, mechanical)
  2. (masculine) key (on a musical instrument)
  3. (masculine) bud (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded)
  4. (Rioplatense, masculine, slang) cop
  5. (masculine) button (blunted tip of a foil)

Concepts

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
bo‧tón
Pronounced as (IPA)
/boˈton/
Etymology

In summary

Possibly from botar, or from Old French bouton. Compare Italian bottone, Portuguese botão.

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