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Bukele

Syllables: Bu·ke·leUK/buːˈkeɪ.leɪ/US/buˈkeɪ.leɪ/

Bukele proper noun: a surname in Spanish.

Proper noun

Bukele (plural Bukeles)

  1. A surname in Spanish
    • Since taking office in 2019, Bukele has launched a security crackdown in El Salvador, detaining tens of thousands of people on suspicion of gang membership.2025 January 31, Stefano Pozzebon, “Rubio and Bukele to discuss sending suspected gang members from US to El Salvador”, in CNN

Forms of Bukele

pluralBukeles

Origin of Bukele

Borrowed from Spanish Bukele.

Words formed from Bukele

Words that rhyme with Bukele

Questions about Bukele

What does Bukele mean?
Bukele means a surname in Spanish.
What part of speech is Bukele?
Bukele is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bukele?
Bukele is pronounced /buːˈkeɪ.leɪ/ (UK).

Words near Bukele in the dictionary

  1. Bukavu
  2. Bukawa
  3. bukayo
  4. Bukayos
  5. buke muslin
  6. Bukele
  7. Bukelism
  8. Buker
  9. Bukers
  10. Bukhalo
  11. Bukhara

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