buio
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *bodyos (“yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *badyo- (“yellow, brown”).
Noun edit
buio m (plural buios)
- beeswax ball (formed after removing honey from comb)
- crude wax
- belly
- Synonym: bandullo
- bunch of grapes after being squeezed out in the winepress, pomace
References edit
- “buyo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *burius (“red; dark”), from Latin furvus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
buio (feminine buia, masculine plural bui, feminine plural buie)
Noun edit
buio m (plural bui)
- darkness, dark
- Synonym: oscurità
- E nel buio sognavo la tua mano leggera.
- And in the darkness I dreamed of your gentle touch.