botón

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See also: boton

Asturian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boˈton/, [boˈt̪õŋ]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Hyphenation: bo‧tón

Noun

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botón m (plural botones)

  1. button
  2. bud (of a leaf or flower)
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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested in the 13th century. Probably from Old French bouton.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boˈtoŋ/ [boˈt̪oŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: bo‧tón

Noun

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botón m (plural botóns)

  1. button
    • 1321, Enrique Cal Pardo, editor, Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 119:
      Iten xvi botoes que ten Fernan Peres de Meyra por v mor. Iten outros xvi botoes que ten Juana
      Item, 16 buttons that are kept by Fernán Pérez de Meira, by 5 mor. Item, another 16 buttons that are kept by Xoana
  2. bud (of a leaf or flower)
  3. sucker (of a cephalopod)

Derived terms

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References

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Possibly from botar, or from Old French bouton. Compare Italian bottone, Portuguese botão.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boˈton/ [boˈt̪õn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: bo‧tón

Noun

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botón m (plural botones)

  1. button (clothing, mechanical)
    darle al botónto press a button
  2. key (on a musical instrument)
  3. bud (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded)
  4. (slang, Argentina) cop

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Cebuano: butones
  • Guaraní: votõ
  • Tagalog: boton, botones
  • Taos: bùtún-

Further reading

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