bohío
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish bohío, Taíno *bohi (“house, dwelling”) (compare Lokono bohy (“house”)). From the Taíno term used by the natives of Hispaniola and other Caribbean islands, as recorded by Spanish colonizers.
Noun edit
bohío (plural bohíos)
- hut (a small timber dwelling with thatched roof)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bohío m (plural bohíos)
Descendants edit
- → English: bohío
Further reading edit
- “bohío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014