búho

See also: buho

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish buho, bufo, from Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin; see also Ancient Greek βべーたοおみくろんῦφος (boûphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuo/ [ˈbu.o]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uo
• Syllabification: bú‧ho

Noun

búho m (plural búhos)

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

   Synonyms: informante, delator

Derived terms

• búho cornudo
• búho de anteojos
• búho del desierto
• búho lechoso
• búho manchado
• búho penachudo
• búho real

 

See also

• chucho
• lechuza
• tecolote

Further reading

• “búho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014