Polyglot Dictionary

boato

/boˈatu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os boatos

Meaning

  1. rumour

    • Espalharam um boato.

      They spread a rumour.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

rumor

boato and rumor are close synonyms for "rumour," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Gerücht

Gerücht is the German word for the same thing — both mean "rumour."

Spanish

rumor

rumor is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "rumour."

Practice

1 What does boato mean?

2 Fill the gap: Espalharam um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches boato?

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