boro

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-

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Aneme Wake

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boro/

Noun

boro

1. pig

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Basque

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɾo/, [bo̞.ɾo̞]

Noun

boro inan

1. boron

Declension

Declension of boro (inanimate, singular only, ending in vowel)
	indefinite	singular	plural
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], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “boro” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

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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

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

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

Noun

boro (uncountable, accusative boron)

1. boron

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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, Benton Family Trust, 2022
• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “boro”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 26

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French

Pronoun

boro

1. Alternative spelling of bôrô (“enough”)

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Galician

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

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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

 

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

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Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboːro]

Noun

boro

1. gebang palm

References

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

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Muduapa

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *beRek.

Noun

boro

1. pig

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bòro f

1. definite singular of bòru

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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

 

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Rohingya

Adjective

boro

1. large

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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

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: bo‧ro

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

Derived terms

• borato m
• bórico

 

Related terms

• bórax

See also

• boro on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

• “boro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bore (“to make a hole”).

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

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bo‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/, [ˈbo.ɾo]

Noun

boro

1. (chemistry) boron

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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.

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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

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Venetian

Noun

boro m (plural bori)

1. boron