bocina

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈθina/ [boˈθi.na] (Spain) IPA(key): /boˈsina/ [boˈsi.na] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: bo‧ci‧na === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish, from Late Latin būcina (“trumpet”), probably influenced by boca (“mouth”) or voz (“voice”) in Spanish. Cognate with French buisine (“medieval wind instrument”). ==== Noun ==== bocina f (plural bocinas) horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle) Synonyms: (Spain) claxon, corneta, fotuto, pito tocar la bocina ― honk the horn loudspeaker Synonyms: parlante, altavoz, bafle (music) horn Synonym: cuerno conch shell (used as a musical instrument) Synonym: caracola ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Bikol Central: busina → Cebuano: bosina → Pangasinan: busina → Tagalog: busina === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bocina inflection of bocinar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “bocina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025