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bor.

wood consisting of pines, pine wood

3 characters1 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbor]
  1. wood consisting of pines, pine wood

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Czech bor, from Proto-Slavic *borъ. Because in Slovak and Polish dialects it means "marsh", it is sometimes associated with Proto-Slavic *bara, meaning the same. More probably it is connected with Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-u-. Compare also borůvka.

noun[ˈboːr]
  1. boron

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Bor, which is a shortened form of Borax derived from Medieval Latin borax, from Arabic بورق (“būraq”), from Persian بوره (“būrah”).

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