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/

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• Rhymes: -ɔsɔ
• Syllabification: bo‧so

Adverb

boso (not comparable)

1. barefoot (wearing nothing on the feet)

   Synonym: na bosaka

Derived terms

adverb

• boso, ale w ostrogach

Related terms

adjective

• bosy

adverb

• na bosaka

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

• buso

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

• bosero
• bosotros
• mamboboso
• mamboso
• pamboboso
• usbing

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.