Polyglot Dictionary

bocinar

/bosiˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
bocino
preterite (yo)
bociné
past participle
bocinado

Meaning

  1. to honk

    • Bocinó sin parar.

      He honked non-stop.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

pitar

bocinar and pitar are close synonyms for "to honk"; pitar also separately means "to whistle."

Similar in other languages

German

hupen

hupen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to honk."

French

klaxonner

klaxonner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to honk."

Practice

1 What does bocinar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches bocinar?

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