boto
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese boto (“boto”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbəʊtəʊ/
Noun
boto (plural botos)
- Inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system
See also
boto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Inia geoffrensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Catalan
Cebuano
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Fijian
Galician
Etymology 1
Either onomatopoeic, or from the same Germanic origin as Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs).[1] Compare Dutch bot (“blunt, dull”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboto̝/
Etymology 2
From bota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔto̝/
References
- “boto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “boto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “boto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “boto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. boto.
Gothic
Ido
Old High German
Etymology
Cognate to Old High German biotan (“to offer, send, command”).
Papiamentu
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Nouns and adjective:
Verb:
Etymology 1
Unknown
Alternative forms
- bôto (obsolete)
Noun
boto m (plural botos)
Etymology 2
Unknown
Alternative forms
- bôto (obsolete)
Adjective
boto m (feminine singular bota, masculine plural botos, feminine plural botas, comparable)
Synonyms
Alternative forms
- bôto (obsolete)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboto/, [ˈbot̪o]
Sranan Tongo
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