obús

See also: obus and OBUs

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French obus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈβus]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [uˈbus]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oˈbus]

Noun

obús m (plural obusos)

1. howitzer
2. shell (projectile)

Derived terms

• obusera

Further reading

• “obús”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

From French obus (“shell”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈβus/

Noun

obús m (plural obuses)

1. howitzer

Related terms

• granada, morteiro, canón, artillería

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French obus (“shell”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈbus/ [oˈβ̞us]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: o‧bús

Noun

obús m (plural obuses)

1. howitzer

Further reading

• “obús”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024