Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Most likely regressively derived from bocina +‎ -ar;[1] cf. also Latin būcinō, būcināre, and voznar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /boθiˈnaɾ/ [bo.θiˈnaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /bosiˈnaɾ/ [bo.siˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: bo‧ci‧nar

Verb edit

bocinar (first-person singular present bocino, first-person singular preterite bociné, past participle bocinado)

  1. to honk the horn (on a car)
  2. to speak through a loudspeaker[2]
  3. to play on a horn or conch shell[3]

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ bocinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  3. ^ bocinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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