buzón

Inherited from Old Spanish bozón, possibly connected to Boso II, king of Provence in the 10th century. From Frankish *bultjo, from Proto-Germanic *bultaz. Compare English bolt and German Bolzen.

• IPA^(key): /buˈθon/ [buˈθõn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /buˈson/ [buˈsõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: bu‧zón

buzón m (plural buzones)

1. mailbox (US), letterbox (UK)
2. box
3. big mouth

   Synonyms: bocón, bocazas

• → Catalan: bussón (“mailbox, letterbox”)

• “buzón”, 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