boro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boro"

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English

Verb

boro

1. (Jamaica) borrow

Translations

borrow — see borrow

Noun

boro (plural boros)

1. (US) Alternative spelling of borough.

Derived terms

• -boro

Anagrams

• OBOR, boor, broo, robo, robo-

Akan

Verb

boro

1. to swim

   Synonym: dware

2. to inebriate

   Synonym: bo

References

• LearnAkan (2018–present), “inebriate”, in LearnAkanDictionary.com (overall work in English)

Aneme Wake

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boro/

Noun

boro

1. pig

Basque

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 boro
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berilio (Be)
Next: karbono (C) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɾo/ [bo.ɾo]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oɾo, -o
• Hyphenation: bo‧ro

Noun

boro inan

1. boron

Declension

Declension of boro (inan sg-only V-stem)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	boro	boroa
ergative	—	boroak
dative	—	boroari
genitive	—	boroaren
comitative	—	boroarekin
causative	—	boroarengatik
benefactive	—	boroarentzat
instrumental	boroz	boroaz
inessive	—	boroan
locative	—	boroko
allative	—	borora
terminative	—	bororaino
directive	—	bororantz
destinative	—	bororako
ablative	—	borotik
partitive	bororik	—
prolative	borotzat	—

Further reading

• “boro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “boro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bola

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *beRek.

Cognate with Aneme Wake boro and Muduapa boro

Noun

boro

1. pig

References

• René van den Berg and Brent Wiebe, Bola Grammar Sketch

Dongxiang

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *böxere, from Proto-Turkic *bögür.

Compare Mongolian бөөр (böör), Turkish böbrek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈro/

Noun

boro

1. kidney

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *bora, from Proto-Turkic *boŕ.

Compare Mongolian бор (bor), Turkish boz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈro/

Adjective

boro

1. grey
2. dark

Etymology 3

Perhaps the same as the second etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈro/, /ˈporo/

Noun

boro

1. heathen

Esperanto

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 boro
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berilio (Be)
Next: karbono (C) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboro/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: bo‧ro

Noun

boro (uncountable, accusative boron)

1. boron

Further reading

• “boro”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “boro”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *poro (“genus Solanum”). Initially proposed to go further back to Proto-Oceanic *mpodo, however, recent research by the The Lexicon of Proto Oceanic suggests these Solanum species were introduced post-European contact. Compare with Proto-Polynesian *polo.

Noun

boro

1. nightshade (any plant of the genus Solanum) or similar edible shrubs

   Na boro e dau vakasavasavataki ka qai vavi me kena na kakana dina.

   Solanum plants are usually cleaned and then cooked with staple foods.

2. (Lau, by extension) greens (any green vegetable)

   Nanuma mo kania na boro me baleti na bula vinaka.

   Always remember to eat your greens for good health.

Usage notes

Traditionally an important part of the Fijian diet, this plant is now largely been replaced in favour bele and tubua and to a lesser degree by European vegetables (English cabbage) and Asian greens (Chinese cabbage, mustard greens). Traditionally prepared by steaming, but now more commonly by boiling.

Derived terms

• boro dina (“green nightshade (Solanum viride)”)
• boro gaga, boro rokete (“hot chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens)”)
• boro ni yaloka ni gata (“black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)”)
• boro sou, boro sousou (“Solanum repandum”)
• boro wa, tokoi (“Deeringia amaranthoides”)

Related terms

• borete (“golden leather fern (Acrostichum aureum)”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “boro”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[2], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 26

French

Pronoun

boro m or f

1. alternative spelling of bôrô (“enough”)

Galician

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

Gilbertese

Alternative forms

• booro

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

Noun

boro

1. ball

Related terms

• butiboro (“football”)

References

• Bingham, Hiram; Sabatier, Father Ernest with Luomala, Goo, and Banner (1978–), “butiboro”, in Trussel, Stephen, Groves, Gordon W., compilers, A Combined Kiribati–English Online Dictionary‎^[3]

Istriot

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan boro, from borro, borra (“round object”).

Noun

boro m

1. penny, cent
2. (in the plural) money

References

• Antonio Pellizzer; Giovanni Pellizzer (1992), Vocabulario del dialetto di Rovigno d'Istria, page 152
• Cergna, Sandro (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria‎^[4], →ISBN, →OCLC

Italian

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 boro
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berillio (Be)
Next: carbonio (C) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɔro
• Hyphenation: bò‧ro

Etymology 1

Internationalism, first attested as French bore, and later English boron. Ultimately akin to Italian borace (“borax”).

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) boron

Related terms

• borace
• borato
• borico
• boruro

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

boro m (plural bori)

1. (Rome, colloquial) chav (a youngster usually perceived as having poor education and wearing expensive clothing)

   Coordinate terms: pariolino, burino, coatto

Anagrams

• orbo, orbò

Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboːro]

Noun

boro

1. gebang palm

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “boro”, in Lamboya word list‎^[5], Leiden: LexiRumah

Muduapa

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *beRek.

Noun

boro

1. pig

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bòro f

1. definite singular of bòru

Portuguese

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 boro
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berílio (Be)
Next: carbono (C) →
Portuguese Wikipedia article on Boro

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: bo‧ro

Noun

boro m (plural boros)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) boron
2. an atom of boron

Related terms

• boracita
• borato
• bórax

Further reading

• “boro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “boro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rohingya

Adjective

boro

1. large

Spanish

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 boro
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berilio (Be)
Next: carbono (C) →

Etymology

From bórax, influenced by similar formations in other European languages (compare English boron, French bore).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/ [ˈbo.ɾo]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: bo‧ro

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. boron

Derived terms

• borato
• bórico
• boruro

Related terms

• bórax

See also

• boro on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

• “boro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bore (“to make a hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɾo/, [bʊ̞ɾʊ̞], [bɔ̝ɾɔ̝]

Verb

boro

1. to bore
2. to cut in line
3. to intrude (on a party) uninvited

Noun

boro

1. drill (instrument)
2. bore
3. hole, leak

Adjective

boro

1. having holes, leaky
2. (of a guest) uninvited

Tagalog

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 boro
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berilyo (Be)
Next: karbono (C) →

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boro.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈboɾo/ [ˈboː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: bo‧ro

Noun

boro (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓ) (chemistry)

1. boron

Teanu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bʷose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐboro/

Noun

boro

1. parrotfish (Scaridae spp.)

References

• François, Alexandre (2021), Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands)‎^[6], Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, →DOI, boro
• François, Alexandre (2021), Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema‎^[7] (electronic files), Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, boro
• Lackey, William James; Boerger, Brenda H. (December 2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎^[8], volume 60, number 2, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →JSTOR, pages 367–411

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *boro (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbo.ɾo]

Noun

boro (Jawi بورو)

1. an egg

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Venetan

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 boro
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berilio (Be)
Next: carbonio (C) →
Venetan Wikipedia article on Boro

Etymology

Internationalism, first attested as French bore, and later English boron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ro/

Noun

boro m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) boron