"boaty" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbəʊti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈboʊti/ [General-American] Forms: more boaty [comparative], most boaty [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊti Etymology: From boat + -y (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{glossary|diminutive}} diminutive, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{affix|en|boat|-y|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive suffix}} boat + -y (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} boaty (comparative more boaty, superlative most boaty)
  1. (colloquial) Relating to boats. Tags: colloquial

Noun [Malagasy]

Etymology: From French boîte. Etymology templates: {{bor|mg|fr|boîte}} French boîte Head templates: {{head|mg|noun}} boaty
  1. carton
    Sense id: en-boaty-mg-noun-lHQepJ46 Categories (other): Malagasy entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2006, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, The Ice Cave:",
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