Spanish Conversation · Level 184
15 words
Spanish word
buzón
Pronunciation
IPA/buˈθon/
Meaning
- masculine nounmailbox
Example
El cartero dejó la carta en el buzón de la puerta.
The mail carrier left the letter in the mailbox by the door.
More examples
Por favor, deja la factura en el buzón.
Please leave the bill in the mailbox.
Core concept
Receptacle with a slot for letters and small parcels attached to a door or post.
Common phrases
buzón de voz
voice mailbox
vaciar el buzón
empty the mailbox
poner en el buzón
place in the mailbox
Similar words
buzón de correos: Freestanding public drop box on a street or plaza for posting outgoing mail.
casilla: Small private box or compartment assigned for an individual's incoming mail.
oficina postal: Post office building that offers postal services such as sending, receiving, and selling postage.
Definition in Spanish
Recipiente con una abertura destinado a recibir correspondencia y pequeños paquetes, colocado en domicilios o en la vía pública para que el cartero entregue o la gente deposite correo.
Word origin
From an uncertain stem plus the Spanish suffix -ón, which often forms containers or augmentatives, giving buzón the sense of a receptacle for mail.
Usage tips
- The written accent marks the final stressed syllable: buzón in the singular and buzones in the plural without an accent.
Other meanings
- letterboxnoun
- postboxnoun
Opposites
- correo electrónicoelectronic mailnoun
Related words
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