bustrófedon

See also: bustrofedon, bustrofédon, and bustrofèdon

Spanish

Alternative forms

• bustrofedon, bustrofedón

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón, “boustrophedon”, literally “a turning like an ox”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + στροφή (strophḗ, “turn”), because the direction of writing is like that of an ox when turning while plowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /busˈtɾofedon/ [busˈt̪ɾo.fe.ð̞õn]
• Rhymes: -ofedon
• Syllabification: bus‧tró‧fe‧don

Noun

bustrófedon m (uncountable)

1. boustrophedon

Related terms

• estrofa

 

Further reading

• “bustrófedon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014