búho

Inherited from Old Spanish buho, bufo, from Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin; see also Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuo/ [ˈbu.o]

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• Rhymes: -uo
• Syllabification: bú‧ho

búho m (plural búhos)

1. owl, eagle owl (any species of owl from the Strigidae family)
2. (colloquial) informant, a squealer

   Synonyms: informante, delator

• chucho
• lechuza
• tecolote

• “búho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28