Búho

Búho (BOO-oh)

Noun | Masculine

  1. Owl: A nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes and a distinctive hoot.
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La niña ve un búho en el árbol.

The girl sees an owl in the tree.

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El búho duerme en el día.

The owl sleeps in the day.

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Los búhos cazan ratones en el granero.

Owls hunt mice in the barn.

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From Latin bubō, via Late Latin, from Ancient Greek boubōs, meaning owl.

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In Spanish folklore, owls are symbols of wisdom and often appear in educational contexts and folk stories.

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Búho is one of the few Spanish words with a written 'h' between vowels, creating a hiato that requires an accent to mark two distinct syllables.

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