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Italian
Etymology 1
Probably from Latin boreas, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās). Doublet of borea.
Pronunciation
Noun
boria f (plural borie)
- conceit, arrogance, swagger
- Synonyms: orgoglio, arroganza
- quel ragazzo è pieno di boria ― that guy is full of arrogance
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
boria
- inflection of boriarsi:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- boria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόρεια (bóreia).
Pronunciation
Noun
borīa f (genitive borīae); first declension
- A kind of jasper
Declension
First-declension noun.
Etymology 2
Noun
bōria
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bōrium
References
- “boria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- boria in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- boria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboɾja/
- Rhymes: -oɾja
- Syllabification: bo‧ria
Noun
boria f (plural borias)
- Alternative form of boira
Further reading