bustrofedon
Spanish, noun
bustrofedon is spelled B-U-S-T-R-O-F-E-D-O-N (11 letters). Bustrofedon is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “alternative form of bustrófedon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, bustrófedon is a different word: “boustrophedon (text written such that its direction alternates on…”. With an accent, bustrofedón is a different word: “alternative form of bustrófedon”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variante de bustrófedon”.
What does bustrofedon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of bustrófedon
noun
- 1
masculineboustrophedon (text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point)
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of bustrófedon
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Manera de escribir que consiste en trazar un renglón de izquierda a derecha, y el siguiente de derecha a izquierda, de lo cual, en éste, resulta invertido el orden de los caracteres. Se usó en Grecia antigua. Tomó nombre de su semejanza con los surcos que trazan los bueyes arando.
noun: 1. Variante de bustrófedon.
noun: 1. Variante de bustrófedon.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bustrofedon
- bustrofedon alternative
- bustrofedón alternative
- bustrofédones plural
- bustrofedones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to bustrofedon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.