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buitre

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbuj.tɾi/ [ˈbuɪ̯.tɾi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbuj.tɾe/ [ˈbuɪ̯.tɾe]

Noun

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buitre m (plural buitres)

  1. Alternative form of abutre

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish boitre, from Latin vulturem. Spelling with b- perhaps influenced by Latin būteō (buzzard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbwitɾe/ [ˈbwi.t̪ɾe]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -itɾe
  • Syllabification: bui‧tre

Noun

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buitre m (plural buitres)

  1. vulture (carrion-eating bird of the families Accipitridae or Cathartidae)
    Synonyms: (Mexico) zopilote, (Chile) jote
    fondo buitrevulture fund

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Cebuano: buwitre
  • Tagalog: buwitre

Further reading

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