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boia.

float (buoyant device used to support something in water)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɔj.ɐ/Brazil[ˈbɔɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈbɔj.ɐ/Portugal
  1. float (buoyant device used to support something in water)

    feminine
  2. buoy, marker

    feminine
  3. ballcock (floating sphere that controls the level of liquid in a tank)

    feminine
  4. meal

    feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French buie, boye, boue, from Frankish *baukn.

verb/ˈbɔj.ɐ/Brazil[ˈbɔɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈbɔj.ɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of boiar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of boiar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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