buenas

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish buenas. Doublet of boas.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbwẽ.nɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbwẽ.nɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbwe.nas/

Interjection

buenas

  1. (South Brazil, colloquial) hello, hi
  2. (Rio Grande do Sul, colloquial) good night; good afternoon or good evening (generally used to answer when someone says boa noite or boa tarde)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbwenas/ [ˈbwe.nas]
  • Rhymes: -enas
  • Syllabification: bue‧nas

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of buenos días (“good morning”), buenas tardes (“good afternoon/evening”) or buenas noches (“good evening/night”)

Interjection

buenas

  1. (informal) hello, hi
    Synonym: hola
  2. (informal) morning, afternoon
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

buenas f pl

  1. feminine plural of bueno

Noun

buenas f pl

  1. plural of buena
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