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Etymology 1 edit

From a- +‎ boia (buoy) +‎ -ar, or perhaps borrowed from Catalan aboiar.

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  • IPA(key): [aβoˈi̯aɾ], [aβɔˈi̯aɾ]

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aboiar (first-person singular present aboio, first-person singular preterite aboiei, past participle aboiado)

  1. (intransitive) to float
    Synonym: flotar
  2. (transitive) to buoy
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Etymology 2 edit

From a- +‎ boi (ox) +‎ -ar.

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aboiar (first-person singular present aboio, first-person singular preterite aboiei, past participle aboiado)

  1. (intransitive, of cows) to be in heat
  2. (transitive, of cattle) to cover
    Synonyms: almallar, atourear, montar
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