obús

See also: obus and OBUs

Catalan

Etymology

From French obus.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /uˈbus/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /oˈbus/

Noun

obús m (plural obusos)

howitzer
shell (projectile)

Derived terms

obusera

Further reading

“obús” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

From French obus (“shell”), from German Haubitze (“howitzer”), from Czech houfnice (“catapault”), from houf (“throng”), from Old High German houf (“heap”), from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔˈβus/

Noun

obús m (plural obuses)

howitzer

Related terms

granada, morteiro, canón, artillería

Spanish

Etymology

From French obus (“shell”), from German Haubitze (“howitzer”), from Czech houfnice (“catapault”), from houf (“throng”), from Old High German houf (“heap”), from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈbus/ [oˈβ̞us]
Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: o‧bús

Noun

obús m (plural obuses)

howitzer

Further reading

“obús”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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