adjective/ˈbweno/
good; tasty, yummy, good (of food); hot, sexy
“Ella es una buena persona.” — She is a good person.
Synonyms: rico
Antonyms: malo
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?
Proto-Italic *dwenos
Old Latin duenos
Old Latin duonus
Latin bonus
Old Spanish bueno
Spanish bueno
Inherited from Old Spanish bueno, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos (later duonus), from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Doublet of bonus, a later borrowing.
interjection/ˈbweno/
okay; fine; well; a short pause in a sentence; expression used when answering the phone, often with the pronunciation /bweˈno/, rather than /ˈbweno/; Said when one is about to say goodbye/end a conversation.; hello
“Bueno, pues, mira.” — Well, then, look.
Synonyms: vale, de acuerdo, está bien, aló, diga, dígame, sí
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?
Proto-Italic *dwenos
Old Latin duenos
Old Latin duonus
Latin bonus
Old Spanish bueno
Spanish bueno
Inherited from Old Spanish bueno, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos (later duonus), from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Doublet of bonus, a later borrowing.