boet

Etymology

From Afrikaans boet (“brother, comrade”), from a Dutch regional dialect (Zeeland and West Flemish) boet (“boy, youth”), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder (“brother”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: bo͝ot, IPA^(key): /bʊt/

Noun

boet (plural boets)

1. (South Africa, informal) A brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.
2. (South Africa, informal) A familiar form of address: pal, mate.

Anagrams

• -to-be, Tebo, Tobe, beot, bote, to-be, tobe

Noun

boet n

1. singular definite of bo

Verb

boet

1. past participle of bo

Pronunciation

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Verb

boet

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of boeten
2. imperative of boeten

Verb

boet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of boō

Noun

boet

1. definite singular of bo