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Etymology
From Latin balbus (“stammering”). Doublet of balb.
Adjective
bovo (feminine bova, masculine plural bovos, feminine plural boves)
- (Valencia) foolish
Noun
bovo m (plural bovos, feminine bova)
- (Valencia) fool, simpleton
Derived terms
Noun
bovo m (plural bovos)
- (Valencia) red gurnard
- Synonym: rafet
Further reading
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin bōs, bovis, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.
Pronunciation
Noun
bovo (accusative singular bovon, plural bovoj, accusative plural bovojn)
- 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 bovo, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), English beef, French boeuf, Italian bove, Spanish buey, from Latin bōs, bovis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.
Pronunciation
Noun
bovo (plural bovi)
- beef
- cow
- bull
- ox
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Italian
Etymology
Uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.vo/
- Rhymes: -ɔvo
- Hyphenation: bò‧vo
Noun
bovo m (plural bovi)
- 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)
- foolish, stupid, idiotic
Noun
bovo m (Latin spelling, plural bovos, feminine bova)
- fool, idiot
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