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. (Argentina, masculine, slang) cop
5. (masculine) button (blunted tip of a foil)

Concepts

button

bud

knob

push button

stud

button

shoot

push

door-handle

gemma

door knob

Synonyms

yema

brote

capullo

mando

peonía

pulsar

renuevo

vástago

delator

pimpollo

🌱

prendedor

pulsador

retoño

barra traviesa

potsy

insignia de la gorra

bouton

moutan

peonía del árbol

botón pulsador

pitoche

ano

butono

gema

💎

insignia

Hyphenated as

bo‧tón

Pronounced as (IPA)

/boˈton/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: bottone

Cognate with Portuguese: botão

In summary

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