buio

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *bodyos (“yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *badyo- (“yellow, brown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbujo/ [ˈbu.jʊ]
• Rhymes: -ujo
• Hyphenation: bu‧io

Noun

buio m (plural buios)

1. beeswax ball (formed after removing honey from comb)
2. crude wax

   Synonyms: borra, cera

3. belly

   Synonym: bandullo

4. bunch of grapes after being squeezed out in the winepress, pomace

   Synonyms: broazo, bagaño, bagullo, bagazo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “buyo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “buio” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *burius (“red; dark”), from Latin furvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.jo/

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• Rhymes: -ujo
• Hyphenation: bù‧io

Adjective

buio (feminine buia, masculine plural bui, feminine plural buie)

1. dark (contrary of luminous)

   Synonym: scuro

Noun

buio m (plural bui)

1. darkness, dark

   Synonym: oscurità

   E nel buio sognavo la tua mano leggera.

   And in the darkness I dreamed of your gentle touch.

Derived terms

• al buio
• rabbuiarsi

Anagrams

• buoi