boro

Verb

boro

1. (Jamaica) borrow

Noun

boro (plural boros)

1. (US) Alternative spelling of borough

Anagrams

• OBOR, boor, broo, robo, robo-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boro/

Noun

boro

1. pig

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /boɾo/, [bo̞.ɾo̞]

Noun

boro inan

1. boron

Further reading

• “boro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “boro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *böxere, from Proto-Turkic *bögür.

Compare Mongolian бөөр (böör), Turkish böbrek.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *bora, from Proto-Turkic *boŕ.

Compare Mongolian бор (bor), Turkish boz.

Etymology 3

Perhaps the same as the second etymology.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈboro]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Hyphenation: bo‧ro

Noun

boro (uncountable, accusative boron)

1. boron

Etymology

Cognate with Hawaiian pōpolo and Tongan polo (“deadly nightshade, Solanum nigrum”), Tuvaluan 'opolo (“capsicum”), Maori poroporo (“Solanum aviculare”).

Noun

boro

1. Generic term for any Solanum plant.

References

• “Polo”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022
• Gatty, Ronald (2009) “boro”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 26

Pronoun

boro

1. Alternative spelling of bôrô (“enough”)

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɔro
• Hyphenation: bò‧ro

Etymology 1

Internationalism, first attested as French bore, and later English boron. Ultimately akin to Italian borace (“borax”).

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Anagrams

• orbo, orbò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboːro]

Noun

boro

1. gebang palm

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “boro”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *beRek.

Noun

boro

1. pig

Noun

bòro f

1. definite singular of bòru

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bo‧ro

Noun

boro m (plural boros)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) boron
2. an atom of boron

Adjective

boro

1. large

Etymology

From bórax, influenced by similar formations in other European languages (compare English boron, French bore).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/ [ˈbo.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: bo‧ro

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

Further reading

• “boro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Etymology

From English bore (“to make a hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/, [ˈbʊ̞ɾʊ̞], [ˈbɔ̝ɾɔ̝]

Verb

boro

1. to bore
2. to cut in line
3. to intrude (on a party) uninvited

Noun

boro

1. drill (instrument)
2. bore
3. hole, leak

Adjective

boro

1. having holes, leaky
2. (of a guest) uninvited

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boro.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/ [ˈboː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: bo‧ro

Noun

boro (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓ)

1. (chemistry) boron

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bʷose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐboro/

Noun

boro

1. parrotfish (Scaridae spp.)

References

• François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry boro.
• François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry boro.
• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *boro (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbo.ɾo]

Noun

boro (Jawi بورو)

1. an egg

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Noun

boro m (plural bori)

1. boron