buzón
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish bozón, possibly connected to Boso II, king of Provence in the 10th century. From Frankish *bultjo, from Proto-Germanic *bultaz. Compare English bolt and German Bolzen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /buˈθon/ [buˈθõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /buˈson/ [buˈsõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: bu‧zón
Derived terms
- buzón de entrada
- buzón de salida
- buzón de voz (“voice mail”)
- buzonear
Further reading
- “buzón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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