Polyglot Dictionary

boia

/ˈbɔjɐ/

a noun B1

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
as boias

Meaning

  1. buoy

    • Segurou na boia.

      He held the buoy.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

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Spanish

boya

boya is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "buoy."

Practice

1 What does boia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Segurou na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches boia?

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