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boto

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See also: botó, bôto, bōto, bōtō, and bötö

English

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A boto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boto (plural botos)

  1. Inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system
    Synonym: Amazon river dolphin
    • 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.

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Anagrams

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Basque

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish voto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boto/, [bo̞.t̪o̞]

Noun

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boto inan

  1. vote
    Synonym: boz
  2. franchise, suffrage
  3. (religion) vow

Declension

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Declension of boto (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive boto botoa botoak
ergative botok botoak botoek
dative botori botoari botoei
genitive botoren botoaren botoen
comitative botorekin botoarekin botoekin
causative botorengatik botoarengatik botoengatik
benefactive botorentzat botoarentzat botoentzat
instrumental botoz botoaz botoez
inessive bototan botoan botoetan
locative bototako botoko botoetako
allative bototara botora botoetara
terminative bototaraino botoraino botoetaraino
directive bototarantz botorantz botoetarantz
destinative bototarako botorako botoetarako
ablative bototatik bototik botoetatik
partitive botorik — —
prolative bototzat — —

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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boto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of botre

Etymology 2

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Verb

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boto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of botar

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See buto.

Noun

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boto

  1. Misspelling of buto.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish voto.

Noun

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boto

  1. vote
    Synonym: botar

Verb

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boto

  1. to vote
    Synonym: botar

Usage notes

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(verb: to vote): Botar is often used instead due to its being a homophone of buto in certain accents.

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English boot, French botte.

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Noun

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

  1. boot

Fijian

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Noun

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boto

  1. frog

Galician

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Boto or arroaz boto

Etymology 1

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Either onomatopoeic, or from the same Germanic origin as Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs).[1] Compare Dutch bot (“blunt, dull”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boto m (plural botos)

  1. Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
    Synonym: arroaz boto

Adjective

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

  1. blunt, dull

Etymology 2

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From bota.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boto m (plural botos)

  1. wineskin, waterskin

Etymology 3

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Verb

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boto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of botar

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “boto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Gothic

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Romanization

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bōtō

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐍉

Hawaiian Creole

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Etymology

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From Ilocano buto (“penis”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boto

  1. penis (genital)

Ido

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Etymology

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

Noun

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boto (plural boti)

  1. boot

Derived terms

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

Javanese

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Romanization

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boto

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bata. Romanization of ꦧꦠ

Mogum

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Noun

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boto

  1. sister

References

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Nias

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Noun

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boto (mutated form mboto)

  1. body

References

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  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 47.

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *budô. Cognate to Old High German biotan (“to offer, send, command”).

Noun

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boto m

  1. messenger, envoy

Declension

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Declension of boto (masculine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative boto boton, botun
accusative boton, botun boton, botun
genitive boten, botin botōno
dative boten, botin botōm, botōn

Descendants

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  • Middle High German: bote

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Dutch boot and Portuguese bote and Spanish bote.

Noun

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boto

  1. boat, ship, vessel

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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    Unknown.

    Alternative forms

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    • bôto (pre-reform spelling)

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -otu
    • Hyphenation: bo‧to

    Noun

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    boto m (plural botos)

    1. any dolphin, especially a freshwater one
      Synonyms: delfim, golfinho
    2. (Brazil, strictly) Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
      Synonym: boto-cor-de-rosa
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese boto of unknown origin. Perhaps a Germanic borrowing, from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs, “dull, deaf”).

      Alternative forms

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      • bôto (pre-reform spelling)

      Pronunciation

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      • Rhymes: -otu
      • Hyphenation: bo‧to

      Adjective

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

      1. dull (lacking a sharp edge or point)
        Synonyms: cego, embotado, rombo
      2. dull; slow (unable to think quickly)
        Synonyms: devagar, embotado, lento

      Etymology 3

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

        Alternative forms

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        • bôto (pre-reform spelling)

        Pronunciation

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        • Rhymes: -otu
        • Hyphenation: bo‧to

        Noun

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        boto m (plural botos)

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

        Etymology 4

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          Unknown. Perhaps from a derivative of Late Latin buttis, butta (“barrel, cask”), or otherwise related to bota (“boot”).

          Pronunciation

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          • Rhymes: -ɔtu
          • Hyphenation: bo‧to

          Noun

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          boto m (plural botos)

          1. (regional) wineskin, water skin (container for liquids made out of animal hide)
            Synonym: odre

          Etymology 5

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          See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

          Pronunciation

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          • Rhymes: -ɔtu
          • Hyphenation: bo‧to

          Verb

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          boto

          1. first-person singular present indicative of botar

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          Spanish

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          Pronunciation

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          Etymology 1

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          Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs).

          Adjective

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

          1. blunt
            Synonym: romo
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          Etymology 2

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          See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

          Verb

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          boto

          1. first-person singular present indicative of botar

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          Sranan Tongo

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          Etymology

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          From English boat or Dutch boot.

          Pronunciation

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          • IPA(key): /ˈboto/, [ˈbʊ̞tʊ̞], [ˈbɔ̝tɔ̝]

          Noun

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          boto

          1. boat

          Tagalog

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          Etymology

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          Borrowed from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum. Doublet of boda.

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          Noun

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          boto (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

          1. vote
            Synonym: halal
          2. vow

          Derived terms

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          Further reading

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          • “boto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

          Toba Batak

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          Etymology

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          From Proto-Batak *bətəh.

          Verb

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          boto (active umboto or mamboto)

          1. to know

          Venetan

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          Etymology

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          Related to the Italian verb buttare (“to toss, fling, throw about”), from Old French bouter (“to strike”).

          Noun

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          boto m (plural boti)

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