boro

== English == === Verb === boro (Jamaica) borrow ==== Translations ==== === Noun === boro (plural boros) (US) Alternative spelling of borough. ==== Derived terms ==== -boro === Anagrams === OBOR, boor, broo, robo, robo- == Aneme Wake == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boro/ === Noun === boro pig == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boɾo/ [bo.ɾo] Rhymes: -oɾo, -o Hyphenation: bo‧ro === Noun === boro inan boron ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “boro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “boro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Bola == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *beRek. Cognate with Aneme Wake boro and Muduapa boro === Noun === boro pig === References === René van den Berg and Brent Wiebe, Bola Grammar Sketch == Dongxiang == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Mongolic *böxere, from Proto-Turkic *bögür. Compare Mongolian бөөр (böör), Turkish böbrek. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /poˈro/ ==== Noun ==== boro kidney === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Mongolic *bora, from Proto-Turkic *boŕ. Compare Mongolian бор (bor), Turkish boz. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /poˈro/ ==== Adjective ==== boro grey dark === Etymology 3 === Perhaps the same as the second etymology. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /poˈro/, /ˈporo/ ==== Noun ==== boro heathen == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboro/ Rhymes: -oro Syllabification: bo‧ro === Noun === boro (uncountable, accusative boron) boron == Fijian == === Etymology === Cognate with Hawaiian pōpolo and Tongan polo (“deadly nightshade, Solanum nigrum”), Tuvaluan 'opolo (“capsicum”), Māori poroporo (“Solanum aviculare”). === Noun === boro 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[1], Benton Family Trust, 2022 Gatty, Ronald (2009), “boro”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 26 == French == === Pronoun === boro m or f alternative spelling of bôrô (“enough”) == Galician == === Noun === boro m (uncountable) boron == Italian == === 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) (chemistry) boron ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== boro m (plural bori) (Romanesco, colloquial) chav (a youngster usually perceived as having poor education and wearing expensive clothing) Coordinate terms: pariolino, burino, coatto === Anagrams === orbo, orbò == Laboya == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈboːro] === Noun === boro gebang palm === References === Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “boro”, in Lamboya word list‎[2], Leiden: LexiRumah == Muduapa == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *beRek. === Noun === boro pig == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === bòro f definite singular of bòru == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bo‧ro === Noun === boro m (plural boros) (chemistry, uncountable) boron an atom of boron ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “boro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “boro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Rohingya == === Adjective === boro large == Spanish == === Etymology === From bórax, influenced by similar formations in other European languages (compare English boron, French bore). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboɾo/ [ˈbo.ɾo] Rhymes: -oɾo Syllabification: bo‧ro === Noun === boro m (uncountable) boron ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== boro on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es === Further reading === “boro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === From English bore (“to make a hole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boɾo/, [bʊ̞ɾʊ̞], [bɔ̝ɾɔ̝] === Verb === boro to bore to cut in line to intrude (on a party) uninvited === Noun === boro drill (instrument) bore hole, leak === Adjective === boro having holes, leaky (of a guest) uninvited == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish boro. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈboɾo/ [ˈboː.ɾo] Rhymes: -oɾo Syllabification: bo‧ro === Noun === boro (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓ) (chemistry) boron == Teanu == === Etymology === From Proto-Oceanic *bʷose. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᵐboro/ === Noun === boro 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. == Ternate == === Etymology === From Proto-North Halmahera *boro (“egg”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbo.ɾo] === Noun === boro (Jawi بورو) 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 == Venetan == === Noun === boro m (plural bori) boron