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-

Aneme Wake

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boro/

Noun

boro

1. pig

Basque

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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

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

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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

Noun

boro (uncountable, accusative boron)

1. boron

Fijian

Etymology

Cognate with Hawaiian pōpolo and Tongan polo (“deadly nightshade, Solanum nigrum”), Tuvaluan 'opolo (“capsicum”), Maori poroporo (“Solanum aviculare”).

Noun

boro

1. Generic term for any Solanum plant.

Derived terms

• boro dina, Solanum uporo
• boro gaga, Capsicum frutescens

References

• “Polo”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎^[1], Benton Family Trust, 2022
• Gatty, Ronald (2009) “boro”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 26

French

Pronoun

boro

1. Alternative spelling of bôrô (“enough”)

Galician

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

Italian

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Internationalism, first attested as French bore, and later English boron. Ultimately akin to Italian borace (“borax”).

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) boron

Related terms

• borace
• borato
• borico
• boruro

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

boro m (plural bori)

1. (Rome, colloquial) chav (a youngster usually perceived as having poor education and wearing expensive clothing)

   Coordinate terms: pariolino, burino, coatto

Anagrams

• orbo, orbò

Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboːro]

Noun

boro

1. gebang palm

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “boro”, in Lamboya word list‎^[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Muduapa

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *beRek.

Noun

boro

1. pig

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bòro f

1. definite singular of bòru

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

Rohingya

Adjective

boro

1. large

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
• Syllabification: bo‧ro

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

Derived terms

• borato
• bórico
• boruro

Related terms

• bórax

See also

• boro on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

• “boro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bore (“to make a hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/, [ˈbʊ̞ɾʊ̞], [ˈbɔ̝ɾɔ̝]

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boro.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/ [ˈboː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: bo‧ro

Noun

boro (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓ)

1. (chemistry) boron

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.
• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

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

Venetan

Noun

boro m (plural bori)

1. boron