bobo
Portuguese
/ˈbo.bu/, [ˈbo.βu], [ˈbo.bu]
adj
Definitions
- (Brazil) silly, stupid
- (Brazil) naive
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian bobo derived from Latin balbus (stammering, stuttering).
Origin
Latin
balbus
Gloss
stammering, stuttering
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- booby English
- balbitāre Latin
- balbo Latin
- balbus Latin
- balbo Italian
- abobar Spanish, Castilian
- bobalicón Spanish, Castilian
- bobería Spanish, Castilian
- bobo Spanish, Castilian
- calabobos Spanish, Castilian
- cazabobos Spanish, Castilian
- engañabobos Spanish, Castilian
- *balb- Proto-Indo-European
- abobado Portuguese
- abobar Portuguese
- bobagem Portuguese
- bobalhão Portuguese
- bobear Portuguese
- bobeira Portuguese
- bobão Portuguese
- babau Catalan, Valencian
- bâlbâi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- balb Old Irish
- bobo Tagalog
- balbetar Venetian