boaco

See also: Boaco

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FWOTD – 10 June 2024

Boaco

Etymology

A borrowing from the Sami languages; compare Southern Sami båatsoe, Lule Sami boatsoj, Northern Sami boazu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈat͡so]

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• Rhymes: -at͡so
• Hyphenation: bo‧a‧co

Noun

boaco (accusative singular boacon, plural boacoj, accusative plural boacojn)

1. reindeer
   • 2007, Sten Johansson, "Frotvundo", in Jorge Camacho (ed.), Beletra Almanako, vol. 1, Mondial (publ.), page 117.

     ”Povas esti. Ĉu ĝi portis kornojn? La boacoj nun subeniras de la montaro.”

     "Could be. Did it carry horns? The reindeer are now migrating downward from the mountain range."

Synonyms

• norda cervo
• karibuo (“caribou”)
• rangifero

Hypernyms

• cervedo (“cervid”)