boro

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

• -boro

Anagrams

• OBOR, boor, broo, robo, robo-

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Aneme Wake

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boro/

Noun

boro

1. pig

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Basque

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɾo/, [bo̞.ɾo̞]

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 [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “boro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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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

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [ˈboro]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Hyphenation: bo‧ro

Noun

boro (uncountable, accusative boron)

1. boron

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French

Pronoun

boro

1. Alternative spelling of bôrô (“enough”)

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Galician

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

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Italian

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

Etymology

Back-formation from borace (“borax”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) boron

Related terms

• borace
• borato
• borico

 

Anagrams

• orbo, orbò

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Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboːro]

Noun

boro

1. gebang palm

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “boro”, in Lamboya word list‎^[1], Leiden: LexiRumah

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Muduapa

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *beRek.

Noun

boro

1. pig

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bòro f

1. definite singular of bòru

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Portuguese

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: bo‧ro

Noun

boro m (plural boros)

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

Related terms

• boracita
• borato
• bórax

 

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Rohingya

Adjective

boro

1. large

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/ [ˈbo.ɾo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oɾo

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

Derived terms

• borato m
• bórico

 

Related terms

• bórax

See also

• boro on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

• “boro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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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

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bo‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/, [ˈboː.ɾo]

Noun

boro

1. (chemistry) boron

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Teanu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bʷose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐboro/

Noun

boro

1. parrotfish (Scaridae spp.)

References

• François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry boro.
• François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry boro.
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Ternate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbo.ɾo]

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

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Venetian

Noun

boro m (plural bori)

1. boron