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aboio.

a slow, monotone herding call used to lead cattle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈboj.u/Brazil[aˈboɪ̯.u]Brazil/ɐˈboj.u/Portugal[ɐˈβoj.u]Portugal
  1. a slow, monotone herding call used to lead cattle

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Portuguese boi Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese aboiardeverb. Portuguese aboio Deverbal from aboiar (“to herd cattle by singing”).

verb/aˈbɔj.u/Brazil[aˈbɔɪ̯.u]Brazil/ɐˈbɔj.u/Portugal[ɐˈβɔj.u]Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of aboiar (“to herd cattle by singing”)

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
verb/aˈbɔj.u/Brazil[aˈbɔɪ̯.u]Brazil/ɐˈbɔj.u/Portugal[ɐˈβɔj.u]Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of aboiar (“to float”)

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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