"boet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bʊt/ Forms: boets [plural]
enPR: bo͝ot Rhymes: -ʊt Etymology: From Afrikaans boet (“brother, comrade”), from a Zealandic, West Flemish boet (“boy, youth”), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder (“brother”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|boet||brother, comrade}} Afrikaans boet (“brother, comrade”), {{der|en|zea|-}} Zealandic, {{der|en|vls|boet||boy, youth}} West Flemish boet (“boy, youth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} boet (plural boets)
  1. (South Africa, informal) A brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name. Tags: South-Africa, informal
    Sense id: en-boet-en-noun-Izt7juzn Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 1 30 8 33 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 34 5 30 29
  2. (South Africa, informal) A familiar form of address: pal, mate. Tags: South-Africa, informal
    Sense id: en-boet-en-noun-KlKXzK4j Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 1 30 8 33 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 34 5 30 29

Inflected forms

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