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bote.

rowing boat (boat propelled only by oars)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɔ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ˈbɔ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. rowing boat (boat propelled only by oars)

    masculine
  2. any small boat

    broadly · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French bot, from Middle English bot, from Old English bāt.

noun/ˈbɔ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ˈbɔ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. an animal's sudden thrust forward towards its prey

    masculine
  2. a sudden attack

    figuratively · masculine
  3. a goalkeeper's jump to catch the ball

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from botar (“to put; to lay”).

verb/ˈbɔ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ˈbɔ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. inflection of botar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of botar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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