boto

See also: botó, bôto, and bötö

English

A boto

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese boto (“boto”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊtəʊ/

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”, in New York Times^[1]:

     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

Anagrams

• BOOT, OOTB, boot

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Catalan

Verb

boto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of botre

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Cebuano

Noun

boto

1. Misspelling of buto.

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English boot, French botte.

Noun

boto (accusative singular boton, plural botoj, 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”)

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Old High German

Etymology

Cognate to Old High German biotan (“to offer, send, command”).

Noun

boto m

1. messenger, envoy

Descendants

• German: Bote

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

Nouns and adjective:

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.tu/

Verb:

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.tu/

Etymology 1

Unknown

Alternative forms

• bôto (obsolete)

Noun

boto m (plural botos)

1. boto (Inia geoffrensis, a freshwater dolphin of the Amazon)
2. (loosely) any dolphin, especially a freshwater one

Synonyms

• (boto): tucuxi
• (dolphin): golfinho, delfim

Etymology 2

Unknown

Alternative forms

• bôto (obsolete)

Adjective

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

1. dull (lacking a sharp edge or point)
2. dull; slow (unable to think quickly)

Synonyms

• (lacking a sharp edge): rombo, cego, embotado
• (unable to think quickly): lento, devagar, embotado

Etymology 3

From Konkani [script needed] (bhat), from Sanskrit भट्ट (bhaṭṭa).

Alternative forms

• bôto (obsolete)

Noun

boto m (plural botos)

1. (Hinduism) Bhat (Brahmin who has learned all the four Vedas)

Etymology 4

Verb

boto

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of botar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.to/

Adjective

boto (feminine singular 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)