bústia

Catalan

Etymology

From Occitan bóstia, from Old French boiste (modern French boîte), from Late Latin buxis (“box”). Compare Italian busta (“envelope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbus.ti.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbus.ti.a]

Noun

bústia f (plural bústies)

1. mailbox, letterbox

Synonyms

• bussón (Castilianism)

Derived terms

• bústia de veu
• bústia electrònica
• bustiar (“to distribute documents”)

Further reading

• “bústia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.