Bueno

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

Adjective

Bueno (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling בואינו)

1. good

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈbʷe̞no̞], /ˈbweno/

Adjective

1. good
2. fine

Notes

When used before a masculine noun as part of the noun phrase, the apocopate form buen is used instead of bueno.

Antonyms

• (good): malo

Derived terms

• buen
• bonito

Interjection

Bueno

1. okay; fine
2. (used at the start of a phrase) well; a short pause in a sentence

   Bueno, pues, mira. — “Well, then, look.”

3. (interrogatively, Mexico) Expression used when answering the phone,

   often with the pronunciation /bweˈno/, rather than /ˈbweno/.

   ¿Bueno? — “Hello?”

Synonyms

• (okay, fine): vale, de acuerdo, está bien
• (answering the telephone): ¿aló?, diga, dígame, sí

Related terms

• (adverb, noun) bien
• (comparative) mejor
• (Spanish superlative) bonísimo, buenísimo