bisonte

Galician

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈsonte/ [biˈs̺on̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -onte
• Hyphenation: bi‧son‧te

Noun

bisonte m (plural bisontes)

1. bison

Italian

Etymology

From Latin bisōntem (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”).

Noun

bisonte m (plural bisonti)

1. bison

Latin

Noun

bisōnte

1. ablative singular of bisōn

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bisōntem. Doublet of bisão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈzõ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈzõ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈzõ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈzõ.tɨ/

Noun

bisonte m (plural bisontes)

1. bison (a wild ox, Bison bonasus)

   Synonyms: auroque, bisão, bisão-europeu

2. bison (a similar American animal, Bison bison)

   Synonyms: bisão, bisão-americano

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bisontem, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈsonte/ [biˈsõn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -onte
• Syllabification: bi‧son‧te

Noun

bisonte m (plural bisontes)

1. bison

   Synonyms: (when corresponding to the American bison) búfalo, (New Mexico) cíbolo

Derived terms

• bisonte americano m
• bisonte europeo m

 

Further reading

• “bisonte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014