bufo
Meaning
bufar
- to blow
- (broadly) to boast
Concepts
bird of night
bird of Minerva
Translations
gufo
lechuza
baykuş
uil
òliba
hibou
Eule
kund
κουκουβάγιαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbu.fu/
Etymology
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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