búfalo

See also bufalo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin bufalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boubalos) "antelope, wild ox".

Noun

búfalo m (plural búfalos)

1. buffalo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin bufalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boubalos) "antelope, wild ox".

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbufalo̞/

Noun

búfalo m (plural búfalos)

1. buffalo (Old World bovine)
2. buffalo, the American bison

Synonyms

• (American bison): bisonte americano m

Derived terms

• búfalo cafre m
• búfalo de agua m

Related terms

• búbalo

References

• "búfalo" in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición (Dictionary of the Spanish Language, Twenty-Second Edition), Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), 2001.