bobo
Tagalog
noun
Definitions
- (vulgar) an idiot
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
- bobo Portuguese
- babau Catalan, Valencian
- bâlbâi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- balb Old Irish
- balbetar Venetian