bucle

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French boucle f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈbu.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈbu.kle]

Noun

bucle m (plural bucles)

1. curl

   Synonyms: ris, rull

2. loop
3. loop-the-loop

Derived terms

• bucle de realimentació
• buclejar

Further reading

• “bucle”, 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

Old French

Etymology

Latin buccula

Noun

bucle oblique singular, f (oblique plural bucles, nominative singular bucle, nominative plural bucles)

1. knot

Descendants

• → English: buckle

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French boucle, from Latin buccula. Cognate with English buckle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbukle/ [ˈbu.kle]
• Rhymes: -ukle
• Syllabification: bu‧cle

Noun

bucle m (plural bucles)

1. curl of hair
2. (Spain) loop (repeating process)

   Synonym: ciclo

Derived terms

• bucle for
• en bucle

Further reading

• “bucle”, 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