búho

/ˈbuo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
búhos

Meaning

  1. owl

    • El búho ulula de noche.

      The owl hoots at night.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

chouette

chouette is the French word for the same thing — both mean "owl."

French

hibou

hibou is the French word for the same thing — both mean "owl."

Portuguese

coruja

coruja is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "owl."

Practice

1 What does búho mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ ulula de noche.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches búho?

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