Bukele

Bu·ke·le
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UK/buːˈkeɪ.leɪ/US/buˈkeɪ.leɪ/

proper noun

A surname in Spanish

OriginSpanish Bukele →
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Meanings

proper nounBukele (plural Bukeles)

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

Origin

  1. SpanishBukele
  2. EnglishBukele

Borrowed from Spanish Bukele.

More words from Spanish

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Bukele

mele
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Anagrams

Luebke
Cite this entry
APA

Bukele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukele

MLA

“Bukele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukele. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bukele,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukele.

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