bub-bub

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Italian bau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈbub ˈbup]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Interjection

bub-bub

1. woof, bow wow (the sound a dog makes when barking)

Alternative forms

• bub, bup, bup-bup

Further reading

• “bub-bub”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bub-bub”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “bub-bub” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.