English–Spanish

“bison” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/biˈsonte/

Example

Vi un bisonte en el zoológico.

I saw a bison at the zoo.

Illustration for bisonte (bison)

How to say “bison” in Spanish

“Bison” in Spanish is bisonte.

Massive broad-headed grazing bovine of the open plains.

Full entry for bisonte: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with bisonte

En la reserva vimos un bisonte en libertad.

In the reserve we saw a free-ranging bison.

Tips for using bisonte

  • Not the same as búfalo in Spanish; bisonte denotes true bison while búfalo usually means buffalo.

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