bocina

bocinar

  1. to honk the horn (on a car)
  2. to speak through a loudspeaker
  3. to play on a horn or conch shell

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
bo‧ci‧na
Pronounced as (IPA)
/boˈθina/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Late Latin būcina (“trumpet”), probably influenced by boca (“mouth”) or voz (“voice”) in Spanish. Cognate with French buisine (“medieval wind instrument”).

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