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boi.

ox; sometimes bull

3 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈboj/[ˈboj]
  1. ox; sometimes bull

    masculine
  2. steer

    masculine
  3. brown crab (Cancer pagurus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese boi, from Latin bovem (“cow, bull”) (probably through a Vulgar Latin form *boem). Compare Portuguese boi.

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