boto

See also: botó and bötö

English

A boto

Etymology

From Portuguese boto (“boto”), of uncertain origin.

Noun

boto (plural botos)

1. Inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system
   • 2008 April 1, Henry Fountain, “Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass”, New York Times:

     But in a group where one boto puts on a display, there was much more tail-whacking, biting and other aggressive behavior among the males.

See also

• Boto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Inia geoffrensis on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Inia geoffrensis

Anagrams

• boot
• OOTB

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Catalan

Verb

boto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of botre

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from English boot, French botte.

Noun

boto (plural botoj, accusative singular boton, accusative plural botojn)

1. boot

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Fijian

Noun

boto

1. frog

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Gothic

Romanization

bōtō

1. Romanization of 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐍉

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Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto boto, English boot, French botte, Russian боти́нок (botínok), Spanish bota.

Noun

boto (plural boti)

1. boot

Derived terms

• boteto (“short boot, half-boot; shoe”)
• botizar (“to put boots on, boot”)
• desbotizar (“to put boots on, boot”)

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Old High German

Etymology

Cognate to Old High German biotan (“to offer, send, command”). Contains an Old High German agent noun suffix -o.

Noun

boto m

1. messenger, envoy

Descendants

• German: Bote

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Portuguese

Verb

boto

1. first-person singular present indicative of botar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs).

Adjective

boto m (feminine bota, masculine plural botos, feminine plural botas)

1. blunt

Verb

boto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of botar.

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Sranan Tongo

Noun

boto

1. boat

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Venetian

Noun

boto m (plural boti)

1. explosion, bang
2. thud, thump
3. toll (of a bell)