bovo

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin balbus (stammering). Doublet of balb.

Adjective

bovo (feminine bova, masculine plural bovos, feminine plural boves)

  1. (Valencia) foolish

Noun

bovo m (plural bovos, feminine bova)

  1. (Valencia) fool, simpleton

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Noun

bovo m (plural bovos)

  1. (Valencia) red gurnard
    Synonym: rafet

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin bōs, bovis, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.

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  • Rhymes: -ovo
  • Hyphenation: bo‧vo

Noun

bovo (accusative singular bovon, plural bovoj, accusative plural bovojn)

  1. a head of cattle (a cow, bull, steer, etc.) (archaic English neat).
    Kiom da bovoj la ranĉisto forvendos?
    How many cattle will the rancher sell off?

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto bovoAncient Greek βοῦς (boûs)English beefFrench boeufItalian boveSpanish buey, from Latin bōs, bovis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.

Pronunciation

Noun

bovo (plural bovi)

  1. beef
  2. cow
  3. bull
  4. ox

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Italian

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvo
  • Hyphenation: bò‧vo

Noun

bovo m (plural bovi)

  1. a kind of small merchant sailing ship

Further reading

  • bovo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin balbus (stuttering), influenced by sound symbolism. Compare Spanish bobo.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bovo (Latin spelling, feminine bova)

  1. foolish, stupid, idiotic

Noun

bovo m (Latin spelling, plural bovos, feminine bova)

  1. fool, idiot

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