Bukele

English Etymology en es Bukele. Pronunciation en /buːˈkeɪ.leɪ/ RP en /buˈkeɪ.leɪ/ GA en eɪleɪ 3 en Bu ke le Proper noun s en surname es en 2025-01-31 Stefano Pozzebon Rubio and Bukele to discuss sending suspected gang members from US to El Salvador w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/americas/tren-de-aragua-bukele-rubio-intl-latam/index.html 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260422085005/https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/americas/tren-de-aragua-bukele-rubio-intl-latam/index.html 22 April 2026 Derived terms en Bukelism Further reading Spanish Etymology es ajp بقيلة bqēle, from Classical es ar بُقَيْلَة, the diminutive form of ar بَقْلَة purslane. As an initial /bk/ consonant cluster is forbidden in Spanish, the /u/ of the classical form was reinserted to break it up. Pronunciation Proper noun mfbysense es Arabic Derived terms es bukelismo bukelista Further reading es