bocinar

Senses

1. 1.

   to honk, to toot (a horn)

   emit a sound with a horn or trumpet-like instrument

Examples

• "El conductor bocinó para alertar a los peatones."

  The driver honked to alert the pedestrians.

• "No deberías bocinar en la madrugada."

  You shouldn't honk in the middle of the night.

• "El trompetista bocinó una nota alta."

  The trumpeter blew a high note.

Usage

Standard transitive verb in Spanish, mainly used in Latin America; in Spain, "tocar la bocina" or "pitar" are more common. Common in traffic contexts but can also refer to any horn or trumpet sound.