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bou¹

  • /bow/

Rhymes with -ow

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin bōvem, accusative singular of bōs, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *bovum. Compare Aromanian bou.

noun boi · bou · boul · boii

  1. masculine ox
  2. colloquial, masculine idiot

    Similar: idiot, tâmpit, prost

Bou²

Where it comes from

From bou.

proper noun lui Bou

  1. masculine a surname

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

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{bou_2026,
  title = {bou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}