boro

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See also: Boro, bóro, bōrõ, -boro, boro-, and bôrô

English

Verb

boro

  1. (Jamaica) borrow

Translations

borrow — see borrow

Noun

boro (plural boros)

  1. (US) Alternative spelling of borough

Derived terms

Anagrams

Aneme Wake

Pronunciation

Noun

boro

  1. pig

Basque

Chemical element
B
Previous: berilio (Be)
Next: karbono (C)

Pronunciation

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Noun

boro inan

  1. boron

Declension

Declension of boro (inanimate, singular only, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular
absolutive boro boroa
ergative — boroak
dative — boroari
genitive — boroaren
comitative — boroarekin
causative — boroarengatik
benefactive — boroarentzat
instrumental boroz boroaz
inessive — boroan
locative — —
allative — —
terminative — —
directive — —
destinative — —
ablative — —
partitive bororik —
prolative borotzat —

Further reading

  • "boro" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “boro” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Dongxiang

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *böxere, from Proto-Turkic *bögür.

Compare Mongolian бөөр (böör), Turkish böbrek.

Noun

boro

  1. kidney

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *bora, from Proto-Turkic *boŕ.

Compare Mongolian бор (bor), Turkish boz.

Adjective

boro

  1. grey
  2. dark

Etymology 3

Perhaps the same as the second etymology.

Noun

boro

  1. heathen

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

Noun

boro (uncountable, accusative boron)

  1. boron

Fijian

Etymology

Cognate with Hawaiian pōpolo and Tongan polo (“deadly nightshade, Solanum nigrum”), Tuvaluan 'opolo (“capsicum”), Maori poroporo (“Solanum aviculare”).

Noun

boro

  1. Generic term for any Solanum plant.

Derived terms

References

  • “Polo”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022
  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “boro”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 26

French

Pronoun

boro

  1. Alternative spelling of bôrô (“enough”)

Galician

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Noun

boro m (uncountable)

  1. boron

Italian

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Chemical element
B
Previous: berillio (Be)
Next: carbonio (C)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔro
  • Hyphenation: bò‧ro

Etymology 1

Internationalism, first attested as French bore, and later English boron. Ultimately akin to Italian borace (“borax”).

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) boron
Related terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

boro m (plural bori)

  1. (Rome, colloquial) chav (a youngster usually perceived as having poor education and wearing expensive clothing)
    Coordinate terms: pariolino, burino, coatto

Anagrams

Laboya

Pronunciation

Noun

boro

  1. gebang palm

References

  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “boro”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

Muduapa

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *beRek.

Noun

boro

  1. pig

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bòro f

  1. definite singular of bòru

Portuguese

Chemical element
B
Previous: berílio (Be)
Next: carbono (C)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bo‧ro

Noun

boro m (plural boros)

  1. (chemistry, uncountable) boron
  2. an atom of boron

Related terms

Rohingya

Adjective

boro

  1. large

Spanish

Chemical element
B
Previous: berilio (Be)
Next: carbono (C)

Etymology

From bórax, influenced by similar formations in other European languages (compare English boron, French bore).

Pronunciation

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

  1. boron

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Further reading

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bore (“to make a hole”).

Verb

boro

  1. to bore
  2. to cut in line
  3. to intrude (on a party) uninvited

Noun

boro

  1. drill (instrument)
  2. bore
  3. hole, leak

Adjective

boro

  1. having holes, leaky
  2. (of a guest) uninvited

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboɾo/,
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ro

Noun

boro (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓ)

  1. (chemistry) boron

Teanu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bʷose.

Pronunciation

Noun

boro

  1. parrotfish (Scaridae spp.)

References

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *boro (“egg”).

Pronunciation

Noun

boro (Jawi بورو)

  1. an egg

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Venetian

Noun

boro m (plural bori)

  1. boron
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