bovo

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbovo]
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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 bovo, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), English beef, French boeuf, Italian bove, Spanish buey, from Latin bōs, bovis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbo.vo/

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbovo/

Adjective

bovo (Latin spelling, feminine bova)

  1. foolish, stupid, idiotic

Noun

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

  1. fool, idiot

Derived terms

  • bovedad
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