boaco

See also: Boaco

Esperanto

boaco

Etymology

Borrowing from Southern Sami båatsoe, Ume Sami bå̄tsuoj, Pite Sami bå̄tsoj, Lule Sami boatsoj and Northern Sami boazu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈat͡so]

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• Rhymes: -at͡so
• Hyphenation: bo‧a‧co

Noun

boaco (accusative singular boacon, plural boacoj, accusative plural boacojn)

1. reindeer
   • 20, Sten Johansson, "Frotvundo", in Jorge Camacho (ed.), Beletra Almanako, vol. 1, Mondial (publ.), page 117.

     ”Povas esti. Ĉu ĝi portis kornojn? La boacoj nun subeniras de la montaro.”

     "Could be. Did it carry horns? The reindeer are now migrating downward from the mountain range."

Synonyms

• norda cervo
• karibuo (“caribou”)
• ragnifero

Hypernyms

• cervedo (“cervid”)