Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbwen ˈrato/ [ˌbwẽn ˈra.t̪o]Category:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#BUEN%20RATO
• Syllabification: buen ra‧to

Noun

buen rato m (uncountable)Category:Spanish lemmas#BUEN%20RATOCategory:Spanish nouns#BUEN%20RATOCategory:Spanish uncountable nouns#BUEN%20RATOCategory:Spanish multiword terms#BUEN%20RATOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#BUEN%20RATOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#BUEN%20RATOCategory:Pages with entries#BUEN%20RATOCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BUEN%20RATO

1. hot minute, a long while

   Esperé un buen rato.

   I waited a long while.

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2. (literal) good time

   Antonym: mal rato

   ¿Pasaste un buen rato ayer?

   Did you have a good time yesterday?

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   Pasé un buen rato.

   I enjoyed myself a lot.

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Further reading

• “buen rato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025