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boia¹

  • /boˈja/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بویا (boya).

noun boiele · boia · boiaua · boielele

  1. feminine paint
  2. feminine paprika (powder used as a spice)

Boia²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Боꙗ (Boja), from Богославъ (Bogoslavŭ).

proper noun

  1. feminine a village in Jupânești, Gorj County, Romania

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"boia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/boia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

boia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/boia

Chicago

"boia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/boia.

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@misc{boia_2026,
  title = {boia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/boia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}