bullicio

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Spanish

Etymology

From bullir.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /buˈʝiθjo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /buˈʎiθjo/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /buˈʝisjo/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /buˈʎisjo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /buˈʃisjo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /buˈʒisjo/

  • Rhymes: -iθjo
  • Rhymes: -isjo
  • Syllabification: bu‧lli‧cio

Noun

bullicio m (plural bullicios)

  1. racket, clamor
    Synonyms: alboroto, tumulto
    • 2015 July 23, “Fútbol sin barreras en el norte de Nigeria”, in El País:
      El bullicio de las calles sin asfaltar y la violencia en Nigeria desaparece tras el sonido de unos monopatines que corren tras una pelota.
      The clamor of the unpaved streets and the violence of Nigeria disappears behind the sound of skateboards chasing a ball.

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