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bovo

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin balbus (stammering). Doublet of balb.

Adjective

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bovo (feminine bova, masculine plural bovos, feminine plural boves)

  1. (Valencia) foolish

Noun

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bovo m (plural bovos, feminine bova)

  1. (Valencia) fool, simpleton

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Noun

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bovo m (plural bovos)

  1. (Valencia) red gurnard
    Synonym: rafet

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin bōs, bovis, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbovo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ovo
  • Hyphenation: bo‧vo

Noun

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bovo (accusative singular bovon, plural bovoj, accusative plural bovojn)

  1. a head of cattle (a cow, bull, steer, etc.) (archaic English neat).
    Kiom da bovoj la ranĉisto forvendos?
    How many cattle will the rancher sell off?

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Ido

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Esperanto bovoAncient Greek βοῦς (boûs)English beefFrench boeufItalian boveSpanish buey, from Latin bōs, bovis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.

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Noun

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bovo (plural bovi)

  1. beef
  2. cow
  3. bull
  4. ox

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Italian

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Etymology

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Uncertain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvo
  • Hyphenation: bò‧vo

Noun

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bovo m (plural bovi)

  1. a kind of small merchant sailing ship

Further reading

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  • bovo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Latin balbus (stuttering), influenced by sound symbolism. Compare Spanish bobo.

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Adjective

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bovo (Latin spelling, feminine bova)

  1. foolish, stupid, idiotic

Noun

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bovo m (Latin spelling, plural bovos, feminine bova)

  1. fool, idiot

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