bocina
See also: bociná
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /boˈθina/ [boˈθi.na]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /boˈsina/ [boˈsi.na]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: bo‧ci‧na
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Late Latin būcina (“trumpet”), probably influenced by boca (“mouth”) or voz (“voice”) in Spanish. Cognate with French buisine (“medieval wind instrument”).
Noun edit
bocina f (plural bocinas)
- horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)
- loudspeaker
- (music) horn
- Synonym: cuerno
- conch shell (used as a musical instrument)
- Synonym: caracola
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Cebuano: bosina
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
bocina
- inflection of bocinar:
Further reading edit
- “bocina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014