boto

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese boto (“boto”), of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbəʊtəʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊtəʊ === Noun === boto (plural botos) Inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system Synonym: Amazon river dolphin ==== Translations ==== === References === boto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Inia geoffrensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === BOOT, Boot, OOTB, boot == Basque == === Alternative forms === botu === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish voto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boto/ [bo.t̪o] Rhymes: -oto, -o Hyphenation: bo‧to === Noun === boto inan vote Synonym: boz franchise, suffrage (religion) vow ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “boto”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “boto”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbo.tu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbo.to] === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== boto first-person singular present indicative of botre === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== boto first-person singular present indicative of botar == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bo‧to IPA(key): /ˈboto/ [ˈbo.t̪o] Homophone: buto (certain accents) === Etymology 1 === See buto. ==== Noun ==== boto misspelling of buto === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish voto. ==== Noun ==== boto vote Synonym: botar ==== Verb ==== boto to vote Synonym: botar ==== Usage notes ==== (verb: to vote): Botar is often used instead due to its being a homophone of buto in certain accents. == Esperanto == === Etymology === Borrowed from English boot, French botte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboto/ Rhymes: -oto Syllabification: bo‧to === Noun === boto (accusative singular boton, plural botoj, accusative plural botojn) boot == Fijian == === Noun === boto frog == Galician == === Etymology 1 === Either onomatopoeic, or from the same Germanic origin as Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs). Compare Dutch bot (“blunt, dull”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈboto̝/ ==== Noun ==== boto m (plural botos) Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) Synonym: arroaz boto ==== Adjective ==== boto (feminine bota, masculine plural botos, feminine plural botas) blunt, dull === Etymology 2 === From bota. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɔto̝/ ==== Noun ==== boto m (plural botos) wineskin, waterskin === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== boto first-person singular present indicative of botar === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “boto”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “boto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “boto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “boto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Gothic == === Romanization === bōtō romanization of 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐍉 == Hawaiian Creole == === Etymology === From Ilocano buto (“penis”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boto/ === Noun === boto penis (genital) == Ido == === Etymology === From Esperanto boto, English boot, French botte, Russian боти́нок (botínok), Spanish bota. === Noun === boto (plural boti) boot ==== Derived terms ==== boteto (“short boot, half-boot; shoe”) botizar (“to put boots on, boot”) == Javanese == === Romanization === boto nonstandard spelling of bata, romanization of ꦧꦠ == Mogum == === Noun === boto sister === References === Association pour la Promotion de la Langue Mogum, 2012, Usunoŋten nasarawe 1. Transition de mogoum en français. == Nias == === Noun === boto (mutated form mboto) body === References === Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 47. == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *budô. Cognate to Old High German biotan (“to offer, send, command”). === Noun === boto m messenger, envoy ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: bote German: Bote == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Dutch boot and Portuguese bote and Spanish bote. === Noun === boto boat, ship, vessel == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Unknown. ==== Alternative forms ==== bôto (pre-reform spelling) ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -otu Hyphenation: bo‧to ==== Noun ==== boto m (plural botos) any dolphin, especially a freshwater one Synonyms: delfim, golfinho (Brazil, strictly) Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) Synonym: boto-cor-de-rosa ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: boto === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese boto of unknown origin. Perhaps a Germanic borrowing, from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs, “dull, deaf”). ==== Alternative forms ==== bôto (pre-reform spelling) ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -otu Hyphenation: bo‧to ==== Adjective ==== boto (feminine bota, masculine plural botos, feminine plural botas) dull (lacking a sharp edge or point) Synonyms: cego, embotado, rombo dull; slow (unable to think quickly) Synonyms: devagar, embotado, lento === Etymology 3 === From Konkani [script needed] (bhat), from Sanskrit भट्ट (bhaṭṭa). ==== Alternative forms ==== bôto (pre-reform spelling) ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -otu Hyphenation: bo‧to ==== Noun ==== boto m (plural botos) (Hinduism) Bhat (Brahmin who has learned all the four Vedas) === Etymology 4 === Unknown. Perhaps from a derivative of Late Latin buttis, butta (“barrel, cask”), or otherwise related to bota (“boot”). ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ɔtu Hyphenation: bo‧to ==== Noun ==== boto m (plural botos) (regional) wineskin, water skin (container for liquids made out of animal hide) Synonym: odre === Etymology 5 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ɔtu Hyphenation: bo‧to ==== Verb ==== boto first-person singular present indicative of botar === Further reading === “boto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “boto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “boto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “boto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboto/ [ˈbo.t̪o] Rhymes: -oto Syllabification: bo‧to Homophone: voto === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs). ==== Adjective ==== boto (feminine bota, masculine plural botos, feminine plural botas) blunt Synonym: romo ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== boto first-person singular present indicative of botar === Further reading === “boto”, 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 boat or Dutch boot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boto/, [bʊ̞tʊ̞], [bɔ̝tɔ̝] === Noun === boto boat == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum. Doublet of boda. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈboto/ [ˈboː.t̪o] Rhymes: -oto Syllabification: bo‧to === Noun === boto (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ) vote Synonym: (for an election) halal vow ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === boto (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ) (by extension, colloquial) voting up; in favor of; rooting for; supporting; approving; agreeing; vouching something or someone Synonyms: sang-ayon, suportado, pabor, saludo, payag === Further reading === “boto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Toba Batak == === Etymology === From Proto-Batak *bətəh. === Verb === boto (active umboto or mamboto) to know == Venetan == === Etymology === Related to the Italian verb buttare (“to toss, fling, throw about”), from Old French bouter (“to strike”). === Noun === boto m (plural boti) explosion, bang thud, thump toll (of a bell)