bover

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈβe]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [boˈve]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [boˈveɾ]

Etymology 1

From bou (“bullock”) +‎ -er.

Noun

bover m (plural bovers, feminine bovera)

1. cattleman, cowherd

Etymology 2

From bou (“seine net”) +‎ -er.

Noun

bover m (plural bovers, feminine bovera)

1. seine fisherman

Etymology 3

From bova +‎ -er.

Adjective

bover (feminine bovera, masculine plural bovers, feminine plural boveres)

1. (relational) cattail

Derived terms

• cargol bover

Noun

bover m (plural bovers)

1. Clipping of cargol bover (“garden snail”).

Further reading

• “bover”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.