buzo
See also: buźo
Romanian
Noun
buzo f
- definite vocative singular of buză
Spanish
Etymology
From Portuguese búzio (“snail”), from Latin būcinum (“curved war trumpet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈbuθo/ [ˈbu.θo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈbuso/ [ˈbu.so]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -uθo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -uso
- Syllabification: bu‧zo
Noun
buzo m (plural buzos)
- diver (someone who dives underwater)
- Synonym: buceador
- (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay) hooded sweatshirt, hoodie (loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel)
- Synonym: sudadera
- (Chile, Peru) joggers, tracksuit (particularly the trousers of the tracksuit)
- Synonyms: chándal, jogging, mono, pans, salida de cancha
- overall
Related terms
- bucear
Verb
buzo
- first-person singular present indicative of buzar
Further reading
- “buzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014