búcaro

See also: Bucaro

Portuguese

Noun

búcaro m (plural búcaros)

  1. alternative form of púcaro

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese púcaro, from Old Galician-Portuguese pucaro, from Latin pōculum (drinking cup), from Proto-Italic *pōtlom, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₃tlom, derived from the root *peh₃- (to drink). Doublet of póculo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbukaɾo/ [ˈbu.ka.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -ukaɾo
  • Syllabification: bú‧ca‧ro

Noun

búcaro m (plural búcaros)

  1. clay
  2. clay jug or vase
  3. (Dominican Republic) double-striped thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus)

Descendants

  • Italian: bucchero, buccaro (archaic)

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