bovo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin bōs, bovis, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbovo]
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• Rhymes: -ovo
• Hyphenation: bo‧vo

Noun

bovo (accusative singular bovon, plural bovoj, accusative plural bovojn)

1. a head of cattle (a cow, bull, steer, etc.) (archaic English neat).

   Kiom da bovoj la ranĉisto forvendos?

   How many cattle will the rancher sell off?

Hypernyms

• mamulo (“mammal”)

Hyponyms

• bovido (“calf”)
• bovino (“cow”)
• okso (“ox”)
• taŭro (“uncastrated bull”) (neologism)
• virbovo (“bull”) (idiomatic)

Meronyms

• bovaĵo (“beef”)
• bovidaĵo (“veal”)

Holonyms

• bovaro (“herd of cattle”)

Derived terms

• bova (“bovine”)
• bovejo (“corral; cattle shed; cattle stall”)
• bovino (“cow”)
• bovisto (“cowhand, cowboy or cowgirl”)
• gruntbovo (“yak”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto bovo, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), English beef, French boeuf, Italian bove, Spanish buey, from Latin bōs, bovis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.vo/

Noun

bovo (plural bovi)

1. beef
2. cow
3. bull
4. ox

Synonyms

• (cow): bovino
• (bull): bovulo
• (beef): bovulokarno, bovokarno

Derived terms

• bovino
• bovulo
• bovyuno
• bovi
• bovyunulo
• bovyunino
• bovala

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.vo/
• Rhymes: -ɔvo
• Hyphenation: bò‧vo

Noun

bovo m (plural bovi)

1. a kind of small merchant sailing ship

Further reading

• bovo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin balbus (“stuttering”), influenced by sound symbolism. Compare Spanish bobo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbovo/

Adjective

bovo (Latin spelling, feminine bova)

1. foolish, stupid, idiotic

Noun

bovo m (Latin spelling, plural bovos, feminine bova)

1. fool, idiot

Derived terms

• bovedad