buenas

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish buenas. Doublet of boas. === Pronunciation === === Interjection === buenas (South Brazil, colloquial) hello, hi (Rio Grande do Sul, colloquial) good night; good afternoon or good evening (generally used to answer when someone says boa noite or boa tarde) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbwenas/ [ˈbwe.nas] Rhymes: -enas Syllabification: bue‧nas === Etymology 1 === Very likely an ellipsis of buenas tardes (“good afternoon/evening”). ==== Interjection ==== buenas (informal) hello, good morning, good afternoon, good evening (greeting used irrespective of the time) Synonym: hola ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== buenas f pl feminine plural of bueno ==== Noun ==== buenas f pl plural of buena