busca
See also: buscá and buscà
Asturian
Verb
busca
- third-person singular present indicative of buscar
- second-person singular imperative of buscar
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈbus.kə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbus.ka/
Etymology 1
Perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *busk (“bush, thicket”).
Noun
busca f (plural busques)
- A thin branch, straw, spill, etc.
- Synonym: bri
- A very small portion of something; speck, crumb, smidgen, etc.
- Synonyms: engruna, volva
- hand (pointer of a clock)
- (programming) pointer
- Synonym: punter
Derived terms
- boscarla
- buscall
- busqueret
- busquerot
- busqueta
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
busca
- third-person singular present indicative form of buscar
- second-person singular imperative form of buscar
Further reading
- “busca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
- bousca
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from a Vulgar Latin form of Latin bōs, bovem + feminine of -esco. Compare bu (“ox”).
Noun
busca f
- cow
- Synonym: vaca
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese busca. Deverbal from buscar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuskɐ]
Noun
busca f (plural buscas)
- search
- Synonym: procura
- pursuit, quest
- Synonym: procura
- (law, obsolete) prosecution
- 1354, M. Lucas Alvarez & M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). (Edición diplomática). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 237;
- douuos todo o dito dereyto et uoz et auçon, busca et demanda que eu ey contra o dito Affonso Eanes por rason do praso de arrendamento que el a min fezo do dito casal et herdade de Seares
- I give you all said right and voice and action, prosecution and complaint, I have against said Afonso Anes because of the leasehold charter of said farm and property of Seares
- douuos todo o dito dereyto et uoz et auçon, busca et demanda que eu ey contra o dito Affonso Eanes por rason do praso de arrendamento que el a min fezo do dito casal et herdade de Seares
- 1354, M. Lucas Alvarez & M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). (Edición diplomática). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 237;
References
- “busca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “busca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “busca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “busca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “busca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbu.ska/
- Rhymes: -uska
- Hyphenation: bù‧sca
Verb
busca
- inflection of buscare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- sbuca
Occitan
Etymology
From Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.
Noun
busca f (plural buscas)
- log
Related terms
- boasc
- bos
- bòsc
- buscalha
- buscalhaire
- buscalhar
- busqueta
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbus.kɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbuʃ.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbus.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbuʃ.kɐ/
Etymology 1
Deverbal from buscar.
Noun
busca f (plural buscas)
- searching
- quest
- research
- rummage
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
busca
- inflection of buscar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “busca” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “busca” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “busca” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “busca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “busca” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “busca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuska/ [ˈbus.ka]
Audio (Latin America) (file) - Rhymes: -uska
- Syllabification: bus‧ca
Etymology 1
From buscar (“to search”).
Noun
busca f (plural buscas)
- search (an attempt to find something)
- Synonym: búsqueda
Derived terms
- busca y captura
Verb
busca
- inflection of buscar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Clipping of buscapersonas.
Noun
busca m (plural buscas)
- pager (a wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages)
Further reading
- “busca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014