buxo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English box, German Büchse. Also found in French boite. The use of -u- instead of -o- is to distinguish the word from boxo (“boxing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.kso/, /ˈbu.ɡzo/

Noun

buxo (plural buxi)

1. box

Derived terms

• buxeto (“small box”)

 

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) buxō

1. dative singular of buxus
2. ablative singular of buxus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese buxo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin buxus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos).

Cognate with Galician buxo, Spanish boj, Catalan boix, Occitan bois, French buis, Italian bosso, Romanian bucsău and English box.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ʃu/
• Hyphenation: bu‧xo

Noun

buxo m (plural s)

1. box (any of various evergreen shrubs or trees)

Synonyms

• buxeiro, buxeira

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Venetian

Noun

buxo m (plural buxi)

1. hole (all the way through)