búho

See also: buho

Spanish

Alternative forms

• buho (pre-1952)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish bufo, from Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin. See also Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuo/ [ˈbu.o]

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• Rhymes: -uo
• Syllabification: bú‧ho

Noun

búho m (plural búhos)

1. owl, eagle owl (any species of owl from the Strigidae family)
2. (colloquial) informant, squealer

   Synonyms: informante, delator

3. (Spain) bus line which operates exclusively during nighttime

Derived terms

• búho cornudo
• búho de anteojos
• búho del desierto
• búho lechoso
• búho manchado
• búho nival
• búho penachudo
• búho real

Descendants

• → Tagalog: buho

See also

• chucho
• lechuza
• tecolote

Further reading

• “búho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025