noun, masculine/ˈbwitɾe/plural: buitres
vulture (carrion-eating bird of the families Accipitridae or Cathartidae)
“fondo buitre” — vulture fund
Synonyms: zopilote, jote
Related: buitre leonado, buitre moteado, buitre negro, buitre orejudo, buitrear, echar el buitre, más vale pájaro en mano que buitre volando
Inherited from Old Spanish boitre, from Latin vulturem. Spelling with b- perhaps influenced by Latin būteō (“buzzard”).