búzano

Possibly from Latin bucina. The "diver" sense is derived from the "weapon" sense.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuθano/ [ˈbu.θa.no] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbusano/ [ˈbu.sa.no] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uθano (Spain)
• Rhymes: -usano (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: bú‧za‧no

búzano m (plural búzanos)

1. (historical, now uncommon) a light artillery weapon [from late 15th c.]

búzano m (plural búzanos, feminine búzana, feminine plural búzanas)

1. (very rare or obsolete) diver [16–17th c.]

   Synonyms: buzo, buceador

• “búzano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “búzano”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN