busca

See also: buscá and buscà

Asturian

Verb

busca

1. third-person singular present indicative of buscar
2. second-person singular imperative of buscar

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbus.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbus.ka/

Noun

busca f (plural busques)

1. hand (pointer of a clock)

Verb

busca

1. third-person singular present indicative form of buscar
2. second-person singular imperative form of buscar

Further reading

• “busca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• bousca

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

busca f

1. cow

   Synonym: vaca

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Italian

Verb

busca

1. third-person singular present indicative of buscare
2. second-person singular imperative of buscare

Anagrams

• sbuca

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbuʃ.kɐ/

Etymology 1

Back-formation from buscar.

Noun

busca f (plural buscas)

1. searching
2. quest
3. research
4. rummage

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

busca

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of buscar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of buscar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuska/

• Audio (Latin America)

  (file)

Etymology 1

From buscar (“to search”).

Noun

busca f (plural buscas)

1. search (an attempt to find something)

   Synonym: búsqueda

Derived terms

• busca y captura

Verb

busca

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of buscar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of buscar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of buscar.

Etymology 2

Clipping of buscapersonas.

Noun

busca m (plural buscas)

1. pager (a wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages)

Further reading

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