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boet.

A brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʊt/
  1. A brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.

    South-Africa · informal
  2. A familiar form of address: pal, mate.

    South-Africa · informal
Where this word comes from

From Afrikaans boet (“brother, comrade”), from a Zealandic, West Flemish boet (“boy, youth”), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder (“brother”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.