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noun, feminine

bocina

/boˈθina/

noun, feminine/boˈθina/plural: bocinas

horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle); loudspeaker; horn; conch shell (used as a musical instrument)

tocar la bocinahonk the horn

Synonyms: claxon, corneta, fotuto, pito, parlante, altavoz, bafle, cuerno

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”).