bocina

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See also: bociná

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /boˈθina/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /boˈsina/
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  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: bo‧ci‧na

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Late Latin būcina (“trumpet”), probably influenced by boca (“mouth”) or voz (“voice”) in Spanish. Cognate with French buisine (“medieval wind instrument”).

Noun

bocina f (plural bocinas)

  1. horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)
    Synonyms: (Spain) claxon, corneta, fotuto, pito
    tocar la bocina ― honk the horn
  2. loudspeaker
    Synonyms: parlante, altavoz, bafle
  3. (music) horn
    Synonym: cuerno
  4. conch shell (used as a musical instrument)
    Synonym: caracola
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Cebuano: bosina

Etymology 2

Verb

bocina

  1. inflection of bocinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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