buitre

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

buitre m (plural buitres)

  1. alternative form of abutre

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

buitre m (plural buitres)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: buwitre
  • → Tagalog: buwitre

Further reading

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