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autobús

bus

noun ow-toh-BOOS Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Usage Note

Autobús is the standard term in Spain; Latin America widely prefers camión (Mexico), colectivo (Argentina), or bus (general). The written accent on -ús marks final-syllable stress; the plural autobuses drops the accent as stress is then penultimate by regular rule.

Examples

"Perdí el autobús esta mañana."

Natural Translation

I missed the bus this morning.

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