"Bukele" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /buˈkele/, [buˈke.le]
Rhymes: -ele Etymology: Borrowed from South Levantine Arabic بقيلة (bqēle), from Classical Arabic بُقَيْلَة (buqayla), the diminutive form of بَقْلَة (baqla, “purslane”). As an initial /bk/ consonant cluster is forbidden in Spanish, the /u/ of the classical form was reinserted to break it up. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|ajp|بقيلة|tr=bqēle}} Borrowed from South Levantine Arabic بقيلة (bqēle), {{der|es|ar|بُقَيْلَة}} Arabic بُقَيْلَة (buqayla) Head templates: {{es-prop|mfbysense}} Bukele m or f by sense
  1. a surname from Arabic Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Derived forms: bukelismo, bukelista
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Bu‧ke‧le"
  ],
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "bukelista"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ajp",
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        "tr": "bqēle"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfbysense"
      },
      "expansion": "Bukele m or f by sense",
      "name": "es-prop"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Bu‧ke‧le"
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "Bu‧ke‧le"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Rhymes:Spanish/ele/3 syllables",
        "Spanish 3-syllable words",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish feminine nouns",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish nouns with multiple genders",
        "Spanish proper nouns",
        "Spanish surnames",
        "Spanish surnames from Arabic",
        "Spanish terms borrowed from South Levantine Arabic",
        "Spanish terms derived from Arabic",
        "Spanish terms derived from South Levantine Arabic",
        "Spanish terms spelled with K",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish uncountable proper nouns"
      ],
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        "a surname from Arabic"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/buˈkele/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buˈke.le]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ele"
    }
  ],
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