busca

See also: buscá and buscà

Asturian

Verb

busca

1. third-person singular present indicative of buscar
2. second-person singular imperative of buscar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈbus.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈbus.ka]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *busk (“bush, thicket”).

Noun

busca f (plural busques)

1. a thin branch, straw, spill, etc.

   Synonym: bri

2. a very small portion of something; speck, crumb, smidgen, etc.

   Synonyms: engruna, volva

3. hand (pointer of a clock)

   Synonyms: agulla, maneta

4. (programming) pointer

   Synonym: punter

Derived terms

• boscarla
• buscall
• busqueret
• busquerot
• busqueta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

busca

1. inflection of buscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “busca”, 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

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• bousca

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from a Vulgar Latin form of Latin bōs, bovem + feminine of -esco. Compare bu (“ox”).

Noun

busca f

1. cow

   Synonym: vaca

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese busca. Deverbal from buscar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuskɐ]

Noun

busca f (plural buscas)

1. search

   Synonym: procura

2. pursuit, quest

   Synonym: procura

3. (law, obsolete) prosecution
   • 1354, M. Lucas Alvarez & M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). (Edición diplomática). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 237;

     douuos todo o dito dereyto et uoz et auçon, busca et demanda que eu ey contra o dito Affonso Eanes por rason do praso de arrendamento que el a min fezo do dito casal et herdade de Seares

     I give you all said right and voice and action, prosecution and complaint, I have against said Afonso Anes because of the leasehold charter of said farm and property of Seares

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “busca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “busca”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “busca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “busca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “busca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

busca

1. inflection of buscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbus.ka/
• Rhymes: -uska
• Hyphenation: bù‧sca

Verb

busca

1. inflection of buscare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• sbuca

Occitan

Etymology

From Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

Noun

busca f (plural buscas)

1. log

Related terms

• boasc
• bos
• bòsc
• buscalha
• buscalhaire
• buscalhar
• busqueta

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbus.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbus.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbuʃ.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbuʃ.kɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Deverbal from buscar.

Noun

busca f (plural buscas)

1. searching
2. quest
3. research
4. rummage

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

busca

1. inflection of buscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “busca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “busca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “busca” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “busca”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “busca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “busca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuska/ [ˈbus.ka]

• Audio (Latin America):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uska
• Syllabification: bus‧ca

Etymology 1

Deverbal from buscar (“to search”).

Noun

busca f (plural buscas)

1. search (an attempt to find something)

   Synonym: búsqueda

Derived terms

• busca y captura

Verb

busca

1. inflection of buscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Clipping of buscapersonas.

Noun

busca m (plural buscas)

1. pager (a wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages)

See also

• Appendix:Spanish nouns that have different meanings depending on their gender

Further reading

• “busca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025