buceo

See also: buceó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈθeo/ [buˈθe.o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /buˈseo/ [buˈse.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: bu‧ce‧o

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Spanish abusadobf.

Spanish buzo

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -idiāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish buceardeverb.

Spanish buceo

Deverbal from bucear.

Noun

buceo m (plural buceos)

1. diving
2. dive

Derived terms

• campana de buceo
• tubo de buceo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

buceo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bucear

Further reading

• “buceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026