bohío
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editbohío (plural bohíos)
- hut (a small timber dwelling with thatched roof)
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbohío m (plural bohíos)
Descendants
edit- → English: bohío
Further reading
edit- “bohío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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