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bueno

/ˈbweno/

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.