bubón

See also: bubon

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin būbōnēs (“buboes”), from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling in the groin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈbon/ [buˈβ̞õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: bu‧bón

Noun

bubón m (plural bubones)

1. bubo

Derived terms

• buba f
• bubónico

 

Further reading

• “bubón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28