Masculine
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búho

  1. (masculine) owl, eagle owl (any species of owl from the Strigidae family)
  2. (colloquial, masculine) informant, a squealer

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
bú‧ho
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbuo/
Etymology

In summary

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

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