buxo

Etymology

Borrowed from English box, German Büchse. Also found in French boite. The use of -u- instead of -o- is to distinguish the word from boxo (“boxing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.kso/, /ˈbu.ɡzo/

Noun

buxo (plural buxi)

1. box

Noun

buxō

1. dative singular of buxus
2. ablative singular of buxus

Etymology

From Old Portuguese buxo, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos).

Cognate with Galician buxo, Spanish bujo, Catalan boix, Occitan bois, French buis, Italian bosso, Romanian bucsău and English box.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ʃu/
• Hyphenation: bu‧xo

Noun

buxo m (plural buxos)

1. box (any of various evergreen shrubs or trees)

Noun

buxo m (plural buxi)

1. hole (all the way through)