bocina

/boˈsina/

la noun B2

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
las bocinas

Meaning

  1. horn

    • El conductor tocó la bocina.

      The driver sounded the horn.

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

Similar words

claxon

claxon and bocina both mean "car horn," close synonyms.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

chifre

chifre is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "horn."

Portuguese

trompa

trompa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "horn."

Practice

1 What does bocina mean?

2 Fill the gap: El conductor tocó la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bocina?

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