See also: gufò

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian gufo, from Late Latin būfus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡufo]
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  • Rhymes: -ufo
  • Hyphenation: gu‧fo

Noun

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gufo (accusative singular gufon, plural gufoj, accusative plural gufojn)

  1. eagle owl
    Hypernym: strigo

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡu.fo/
  • Rhymes: -ufo
  • Hyphenation: gù‧fo

Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin *gūfus, further variant of Late Latin būfus, ultimately onomatopoeic. Its probable regional (such as Faliscan or Sabellic) origin is evident in the medial -f-, which corresponds to Latin -b-. Cognate to Romanian buhă, Spanish búho, Portuguese bufo, all "eagle owl". The original ōn-stem also gave Tuscan (Lucca) bofonchio (hornet), Italian bofonchiare, bifonchiare (to mutter, grumble).

Noun

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gufo m (plural gufi)

  1. owl (order Strigiformes)
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  • Esperanto: gufo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gufo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gufare

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