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Old April 18, 2008, 11:44 AM
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I copied over this post and the following 3 posts from the original thread, to start create this discussion thread for the Daily Word bocina.
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Good idea, David.

Might I suggest using a more replete dictionary? Localization seems like it would also be a problem. I had never heard the word bocina before today. It's good to learn other words, to be sure, but if the word is less common, will it be understood by everyone? The words I learned for 'speaker' are altavoz and parlante. The former is more popular on the Internet than the latter.

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Old April 18, 2008, 12:00 PM
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Which is why this is a good new feature. Bocina for car horn and audiospeaker is common around here. This will enrich our vocabularies
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Old April 18, 2008, 01:42 PM
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I only know bocina for car horn. I use altavoz for speaker. I wouldn't understand if somebody tells me bocina with this nuance, but DRAE reflects it (entry 7) for Cuba. It's really important to say where these words are said. This one is an example of very regional usage.
Anyway, I don't want to discourage you, David. It's a great idea to have some daily words. I will learn both, the English and the Spanish part of it.
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Old April 18, 2008, 02:01 PM
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Thanks for the input guys.

You're right about the word bocina, it's extremely common in Mexico, but not everywhere. I will try to be more careful in the future with the use of regional vocabulary; either try to avoid it, or label it as such.

I'm not using any dictionary to generate these daily words, I'm just pulling them out of thin air.

My hope is that it will be a useful addition to this site, and it will help people learn Spanish/English.
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Bocina

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for April 16, 2008

bocina - feminine noun (la), speaker, car horn, horn.. Look up bocina in the dictionary

Se oye bien la música en estas bocinas.
The music sounds good in these speakers.
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