buzo

See also: buźo

Romanian

Noun

buzo f

1. definite vocative singular of buză

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈbuθo/ [ˈbu.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈbuso/ [ˈbu.so]
• Rhymes: -uθo
• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: bu‧zo

Etymology 1

A hooded sweatshirt, hoody

A pair of trousers

Borrowed from Portuguese búzio (“snail”), from Latin būcinum (“curved war trumpet”).

Noun

buzo m (plural buzos)

1. diver (someone who dives underwater)

   Synonym: buceador

2. overall

   Synonyms: mono, braga, overol

3. (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay) hooded sweatshirt, hoodie (loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel)

   Synonym: sudadera

4. (Chile, Peru) joggers, tracksuit (particularly the trousers of the tracksuit)

   Synonyms: chándal, jogging, mono, pans, salida de cancha

Derived terms

• campana de buceo

 

Related terms

• bucear

 

Etymology 2

Verb

buzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of buzar

Etymology 3

Back-formation from abusado.

Adjective

buzo (feminine buza, masculine plural buzos, feminine plural buzas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Mexico) witty, sharp.

   Synonym: abusado

   Ella es muy buza para el estudio.

   She's so sharp at studying.

Further reading

• “buzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10