botavara

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === botafora === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [bu.təˈβa.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [bo.təˈva.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [bo.taˈva.ɾa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [bo.taˈβa.ɾa] === Noun === botavara f (plural botavares) (nautical) boom ==== Related terms ==== botalada === Further reading === “botavara”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “botavara”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Spanish == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of bota (“to throw”) +‎ vara (“pole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbotaˈbaɾa/ [ˌbo.t̪aˈβ̞a.ɾa] Rhymes: -aɾa Syllabification: bo‧ta‧va‧ra === Noun === botavara f (plural botavaras) (nautical) boom [from 18th c.] === Further reading === “botavara”, 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