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gufo.

owl (order Strigiformes)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡu.fo/
  1. owl (order Strigiformes)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *gūfus, further variant of Late Latin būfus, ultimately onomatopoeic. Its probable regional (such as Faliscan or Sabellic) origin is evident in the medial -f-, which corresponds to Latin -b-. Cognate to Romanian buhă, Spanish búho, Portuguese bufo, all "eagle owl". The original ōn-stem also gave Tuscan (Lucca) bofonchio (“hornet”), Italian bofonchiare, bifonchiare (“to mutter, grumble”).

verb/ˈɡu.fo/
  1. first-person singular present indicative of gufare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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