bocina

See also: bociná

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Late Latin būcina (“trumpet”), probably influenced/contaminated by boca (“mouth”) or voz (“voice”) in Spanish. Cognate with English buisine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /boˈθina/ [boˈθi.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /boˈsina/ [boˈsi.na]

Noun

bocina f (plural bocinas)

1. horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)

   tocar la bocina

   honk the horn

2. loudspeaker
3. horn (musical instrument)
4. conch shell (used as a musical instrument)

Synonyms

• (horn):

  claxon (Spain)

  corneta

  fotuto

  pito

• (loudspeaker):

  parlante

  altavoz

  bafle

• (horn (instrument)):

  cuerno

• (conch):

  caracola

Related terms

• bocinar
• bocinazo

Descendants

• → Cebuano: bosina

Further reading

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