buzón
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish bozón, possibly connected to Boso II, king of Provence in the 10th century. From Frankish *bultjo, from Proto-Germanic *bultaz. Compare English bolt and German Bolzen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /buˈθon/ [buˈθõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /buˈson/ [buˈsõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: bu‧zón
Noun
buzón m (plural buzones)
- mailbox (US), letterbox (UK)
- box
- big mouth
Derived terms
- buzón de entrada
- buzón de salida
- buzón de voz (“voice mail”)
- buzonear
Further reading
- “buzón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014