boation

boation

English

Etymology

From Latin boātiō (“roaring”, “bellowing”), noun of action of boō (“I roar”, “I bellow”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bō.āʹshən, IPA^(key): /bəʊˈeɪʃən/,[1]

Noun

boation (countable and uncountable, plural boations)

1. (obsolete, uncountable) Bellowing.[1]
2. (obsolete, countable) A roar.[1]

References

1. “†boation” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• boniato, tobiano