buio

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *bodyos (“yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *badyo- (“yellow, brown”).

Noun

buio m (plural buios)

1. beeswax ball (formed after removing honey from comb)
2. crude wax

   Synonyms: borra, cera

3. belly

   Synonym: bandullo

4. bunch of grapes after being squeezed out in the winepress, pomace

   Synonyms: broazo, bagaño, bagullo, bagazo

References

• “buyo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *burius (“red; dark”), from Latin furvus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-on, cognate with Old English dosen (“dark brown”).

Adjective

buio (feminine singular buia, masculine plural bui, feminine plural buie)

1. dark (contrary of luminous)

Synonyms

• scuro

Noun

buio m (plural bui)

1. darkness, dark

   E nel buio sognavo la tua mano leggera.

   And in the darkness I dreamed of your gentle touch.

Synonyms

• oscurità

Derived terms

• al buio
• rabbuiarsi

Anagrams

• buoi