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

Further reading

• “bisonte”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “bisonte”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

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

Learned borrowing from Latin bisōntem. Doublet of bisão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈzõ.t͡ʃi/

• (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

Further reading

• “bisonte”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bisonte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025