buzo
See also: buźo
Romanian edit
Noun edit
buzo f
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈbuθo/ [ˈbu.θo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈbuso/ [ˈbu.so]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -uθo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -uso
- Syllabification: bu‧zo
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Portuguese búzio (“snail”), from Latin būcinum (“curved war trumpet”).
Noun edit
buzo m (plural buzos)
- diver (someone who dives underwater)
- Synonym: buceador
- overall
- (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay) hooded sweatshirt, hoodie (loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel)
- Synonym: sudadera
- (Chile, Peru) joggers, tracksuit (particularly the trousers of the tracksuit)
- Synonyms: chándal, jogging, mono, pans, salida de cancha
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
buzo
Etymology 3 edit
Back-formation from abusado.
Adjective edit
buzo (feminine buza, masculine plural buzos, feminine plural buzas)
- (colloquial, El Salvador, Mexico) witty, sharp.
- Synonym: abusado
- Ella es muy buza para el estudio.
- She's so sharp at studying.
Further reading edit
- “buzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014