bovèt

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Derivable from bôf (“male cow”) +‎ -èt (diminutive ending).

Noun

bovèt m (plural bovèts) (ORB, broad)

1. young male cow

References

• taurillon in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• bovèt in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “bos”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 1: A–B, page 445