Masculine
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boi

Meaning

  1. (masculine) ox; sometimes bull
  2. (masculine) steer
  3. (masculine) brown crab (Cancer pagurus)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɔj/
Etymology

In summary

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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