boso

See also: bosó and bōsō

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish buzo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboso/ [ˈbo.s̪o]
  • Hyphenation: bo‧so

Verb

boso

  1. to peep; to look, especially while trying not to be seen or noticed
    Synonyms: baklad, lili

Javanese

Noun

boso

  1. nonstandard spelling of basa

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈposo/

Verb

boso

  1. inflection of bossut:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. imperative connegative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

boso f (definite singular bosoa or bosoi, indefinite plural bosoer, definite plural bosoene)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of bose
  2. (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of bòsu

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese vocês or vós and Spanish vosotros.

Pronoun

boso

  1. you, second person plural.

Polish

Etymology

From bosy +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.sɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔsɔ
  • Syllabification: bo‧so

Adverb

boso (not comparable)

  1. barefoot (wearing nothing on the feet)
    Synonym: na bosaka

Derived terms

adjective
adverb

Further reading

  • boso in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • boso in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Verb

boso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bosar

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish buzo (diver), from Portuguese búzio (snail), from Latin būcinum (curved war trumpet).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈboso/ [ˈboː.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: bo‧so

Noun

boso (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. diver
    Synonym: maninisid
  2. (colloquial) voyeurism
    Synonym: paninilip

Derived terms

Further reading

  • boso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 23

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbo.so]

Noun

boso

  1. (cooking) a pan

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Volapük

Adverb

boso

  1. somewhat
  2. a bit
    • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:
      Blibolös nog boso! jimatan oba okömof onu.
      Please stay for a moment [lit. a bit], my wife is coming right away.