búho
See also: buho
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish buho, bufo, from Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin; see also Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
búho m (plural búhos)
- owl, eagle owl (any species of owl from the Strigidae family)
- (colloquial) informant, a squealer
- Synonyms: informante, delator
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “búho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014