bueno

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Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin bonus (“good”).

Adjective

bueno (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling בואינו)

  1. good
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    Antonym: malo

See also

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”). Doublet of bonus, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbweno/ [ˈbwe.no]
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Adjective

bueno (feminine buena, masculine plural buenos, feminine plural buenas, comparative mejor, superlative buenísimo or bonísimo or óptimo)

  1. good
    Antonym: malo
    Que tengas una buena noche. ― Have a good night.
    Que tengas un buen viaje. ― Have a good trip.
  2. fine

Usage notes

  • When used before a masculine noun as part of the noun phrase, the apocopic form buen is used instead of bueno. The term buenos can be used as a greeting with someone familiar or non-formal.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Interjection

bueno

  1. okay; fine
    Synonyms: vale, de acuerdo, está bien
  2. (used at the start of a phrase) well; a short pause in a sentence
    Bueno, pues, mira. ― Well, then, look.
  3. (interrogatively, Mexico) Expression used when answering the phone, often with the pronunciation /bweˈno/, rather than /ˈbweno/.
    ¿Bueno? ― Hello?
    Synonyms: aló, diga, dígame, sí

Further reading

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