bovo
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin bōs, bovis, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbovo]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ovo
- Hyphenation: bo‧vo
Noun
bovo (accusative singular bovon, plural bovoj, accusative plural bovojn)
- 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?
Hypernyms
- mamulo (“mammal”)
Hyponyms
- bovido (“calf”)
- bovino (“cow”)
- okso (“ox”)
- taŭro (“uncastrated bull”) (neologism)
- virbovo (“bull”) (idiomatic)
Meronyms
- bovaĵo (“beef”)
- bovidaĵo (“veal”)
Holonyms
- bovaro (“herd of cattle”)
Derived terms
- bova (“bovine”)
- bovejo (“corral; cattle shed; cattle stall”)
- bovino (“cow”)
- bovisto (“cowhand, cowboy or cowgirl”)
- gruntbovo (“yak”)
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto bovo, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), English beef, French boeuf, Italian bove, Spanish buey, from Latin bōs, bovis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbo.vo/
Noun
bovo (plural bovi)
- beef
- cow
- bull
- ox
Synonyms
- (cow): bovino
- (bull): bovulo
- (beef): bovulokarno, bovokarno
Derived terms
- bovino
- bovulo
- bovyuno
- bovi
- bovyunulo
- bovyunino
- bovala
Italian
Etymology
Uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.vo/
- Rhymes: -ɔvo
- Hyphenation: bò‧vo
Noun
bovo m (plural bovi)
- a kind of small merchant sailing ship
Further reading
- bovo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Ladino
Etymology
From Latin balbus (“stuttering”), influenced by sound symbolism. Compare Spanish bobo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbovo/
Adjective
bovo (Latin spelling, feminine bova)
- foolish, stupid, idiotic
Noun
bovo m (Latin spelling, plural bovos, feminine bova)
- fool, idiot