botaló

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Spanish botaló (now botalón), from the phrase bota a ló (“turn windward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bu.təˈlo]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bo.təˈlo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [bo.taˈlo]

Noun

botaló m (plural botalons)

1. (nautical) jibboom
2. (aeronautics) boom

Further reading

• “botaló” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.