buio

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Galician

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *bodyos (yellow), from Proto-Indo-European *badyo- (yellow, brown).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbujo/ [ˈbu.jʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ujo
  • Hyphenation: bu‧io

Noun

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buio m (plural buios)

  1. beeswax ball (formed after removing honey from comb)
  2. crude wax
    Synonyms: borra, cera
  3. belly
    Synonym: bandullo
  4. bunch of grapes after being squeezed out in the winepress, pomace
    Synonyms: broazo, bagaño, bagullo, bagazo

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *burius (“red; dark”), from Latin furvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.jo/
  • Audio (male voice)::(file)
  • Rhymes: -ujo
  • Hyphenation: bù‧io

Adjective

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buio (feminine buia, masculine plural bui, feminine plural buie)

  1. dark (contrary of luminous)
    Synonym: scuro

Noun

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buio m (plural bui)

  1. darkness, dark
    Synonym: oscurità
    E nel buio sognavo la tua mano leggera.
    And in the darkness I dreamed of your gentle touch.

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