# boro
## English
### Verb

boro
* (Jamaica) borrow

#### Translations
### Noun

boro (plural boros)
* (US) Alternative spelling of borough

#### Derived terms

* -boro

### Anagrams

* OBOR, boor, broo, robo, robo-

## Aneme Wake
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /boro/

### Noun

boro
* pig

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /boɾo/, [bo̞.ɾo̞]

### Noun

boro inan
* boron

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “boro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
* “boro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Dongxiang
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *böxere, from Proto-Turkic *bögür.
Compare Mongolian бөөр (böör), Turkish böbrek.

#### Noun

boro
* kidney

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *bora, from Proto-Turkic *boŕ.
Compare Mongolian бор (bor), Turkish boz.

#### Adjective

boro
* grey
* dark

### Etymology 3

Perhaps the same as the second etymology.

#### Noun

boro
* heathen

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [ˈboro]
* Rhymes: -oro
* Hyphenation: bo‧ro

### Noun

boro (uncountable, accusative boron)
* boron

## Fijian
### Etymology

Cognate with Hawaiian pōpolo and Tongan polo (“deadly nightshade, Solanum nigrum”), Tuvaluan 'opolo (“capsicum”), Maori poroporo (“Solanum aviculare”).

### Noun

boro
* Generic term for any Solanum plant.

#### Derived terms

* boro dina, Solanum uporo
* boro gaga, Capsicum frutescens

### References

* “Polo”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022
* Gatty, Ronald (2009) “boro”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 26

## French
### Pronoun

boro
* Alternative spelling of bôrô (“enough”)

## Galician
### Noun

boro m (uncountable)
* boron

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* (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)
* (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: [ˈboːro]

### Noun

boro
* gebang palm

### References

* Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “boro”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

## Muduapa
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *beRek.

### Noun

boro
* pig

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

bòro f
* definite singular of bòru

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔ.ɾu/
* Hyphenation: bo‧ro

### Noun

boro m (plural boros)
* (chemistry, uncountable) boron
* an atom of boron

#### Related terms

* boracita
* borato
* bórax

## Rohingya
### Adjective

boro
* large

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈboɾo/ [ˈbo.ɾo]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -oɾo
* Syllabification: bo‧ro

### Noun

boro m (uncountable)
* 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

From English bore (“to make a hole”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈboɾo/, [ˈbʊ̞ɾʊ̞], [ˈbɔ̝ɾɔ̝]

### Verb

boro
* to bore
* to cut in line
* to intrude (on a party) uninvited

### Noun

boro
* drill (instrument)
* bore
* hole, leak

### Adjective

boro
* having holes, leaky
* (of a guest) uninvited

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boro.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

boro (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓ)
* (chemistry) boron

## Teanu
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bʷose.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ᵐboro/

### Noun

boro
* parrotfish (Scaridae spp.)

### References

* François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry boro.
* François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry boro.
* Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

## Ternate
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbo.ɾo]

### Noun

boro (Jawi بورو)
* 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
### Noun

boro m (plural bori)
* boron