boia

See also: BOIA and bóia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French buie.

Noun

boia f (plural boies)

  1. buoy

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French buie, from Frankish *baukan, from Proto-Germanic *baukną (“sign”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔja̝/

Noun

boia f (plural boias)

  1. buoy, floater

Derived terms

  • aboiar (“to float”)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin boia.

Noun

boia f (plural boia)

  1. executioner
  2. hangman (word game)
  3. villain, scoundrel
    • 1995 Niccolò Ammaniti, Rane e girini:
      Non erano soltanto motociclisti di periferia, ma boia insensibili assetati del suo sangue.
      They weren't just bikers from the outskirts, but ruthless executioners thirsty for his blood.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βοείη (boeíē, “ox hide”), from βοῦς (boûs).[1]

Noun

boia

  1. fetter

References

  1. ↑ Ayto, Word Origins

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

boia f (plural boias)

  1. float; buoy
  2. (informal) meal

Derived terms

Verb

boia

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of boiar
    Ele boia.
    He floats.
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of boiar
    Tu aí, boia sozinho.
    You there, float by yourself.

Romanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بویا‎ (boya).

Noun

boia

  1. paint
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