buzón

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Castilian Spanish bozón, possibly connected to Bosson II, king of Provencal in the 10th century. From Frankish bultjo, from Proto-Germanic *bultaz. Compare English bolt and German Bolzen.

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /buˈθon/, [buˈθõn]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /buˈson/, [buˈsõn]

Noun

buzón m (plural buzones)

  1. mailbox (US), letterbox (UK)
  2. box
  3. big mouth

Derived terms

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.