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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
buitre m (plural buitres)
- Alternative form of abutre
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish boitre, from Latin vulturem. Spelling with b- perhaps influenced by Latin būteō (“buzzard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbwitɾe/
- Rhymes: -itɾe
- Syllabification: bui‧tre
Noun
buitre m (plural buitres)
- vulture (carrion-eating bird of the families Accipitridae or Cathartidae)
- Synonyms: (Mexico) zopilote, (Chile) jote
- fondo buitre ― vulture fund
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