bubota

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === babota (Valencia) === Etymology === Variant form of babarota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [buˈβɔ.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [buˈbɔ.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [buˈbɔ.ta] === Noun === bubota f (plural bubotes) (Balearic, Valencia) scarecrow Synonyms: babarota, espantall (dialectal) bogeyman, phantom (Valencia) spectre, ghost Synonyms: bumbota, bumberota, mumorota, marmota, muserota, mumaranta === Further reading === “bubota”, 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