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boi.

ox

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈboj/Brazil[ˈboɪ̯]Brazil/ˈboj/Portugal/ˈbø/
  1. ox

    masculine
  2. corpulent person

    derogatory · masculine
  3. cuckold (man married to an unfaithful wife)

    Brazil · derogatory · figuratively · masculine
  4. ugly person

    derogatory · masculine
  5. menstruation

    Bahia · colloquial · masculine
  6. toilet

    Brazil · masculine · slang
  7. dumb person

    Portugal · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

PIE word *gʷṓws Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese boi, from Latin bovem (“cow, bull”) (probably through a Vulgar Latin form *boem), accusative of bōs, itself a borrowing from some Osco-Umbrian language dialect, from Proto-Italic *gʷōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Compare Galician boi, and Sicilian voi. Doublet of bife.

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