blotto

== English == === Etymology 1 === From blot +‎ -o. The verb sense “to be annihilated or destroyed” may be related to blot out. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈblɒtəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈblɑtoʊ/, /-ɾoʊ/ Rhymes: -ɒtəʊ Hyphenation: blot‧to ==== Adjective ==== blotto (comparative more blotto, superlative most blotto) (informal) (Very) drunk or intoxicated. [from early 20th c.] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk ===== Derived terms ===== blotto box blottoed (adjective) ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== blotto (plural blottos or blottoes) (informal) A person who is (very) drunk or intoxicated. (art) An artwork created using blots of ink or paint. ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== (artwork): inkblot ==== Verb ==== blotto (third-person singular simple present blottos or blottoes, present participle blottoing, simple past and past participle blottoed) (intransitive, informal) To become or cause to become (very) drunk or intoxicated. (intransitive, informal) To be annihilated or destroyed; to be blotted out. ===== Derived terms ===== blottoing (noun) ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== (to be annihilated or destroyed): see Thesaurus:destroy === Etymology 2 === Acronym of bovine lacto transfer technique optimizer. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈblɒtəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈblɑtoʊ/, /-ɾoʊ/ Rhymes: -ɒtəʊ Hyphenation: blot‧to ==== Noun ==== blotto (uncountable) (biochemistry) A reagent made from non-fat dry milk, phosphate buffered saline, and sodium azide, which is used to block protein binding sites for laboratory techniques such as blots and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). ===== Alternative forms ===== Blotto ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Gorontalo [Term?]. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b(ə)ˈləʊtəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /b(ə)ˈloʊtoʊ/ Hyphenation: blot‧to ==== Noun ==== blotto (plural blottos) (nautical, obsolete) On Sulawesi: a hollowed-out tree trunk used as a boat. === References === === Further reading === blotto (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia blotto (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === bottlo, tolbot