"bosta" meaning in Portuguese

See bosta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔs.tɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈbɔs.tɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈbɔʃ.tɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈbɔs.ta/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈbɔʃ.tɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: bostas [plural]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔstɐ, (Portugal) -ɔʃtɐ Etymology: Attested since 1621. From Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷew- (“excrement; dung”) + the suffix *-st-; Compare German Kot (“feces”), Welsh budr (“filthy”). Back-formation from bostal (“corral: cattle pen”), from Late Latin bōstar, būstar, from bōs (“bull”) and stāre (“to stand, remain; a standing, habitation”). Etymology templates: {{der|pt|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|pt|ine-pro|*gʷew-|t=excrement; dung}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷew- (“excrement; dung”), {{cog|de|Kot||feces}} German Kot (“feces”), {{cog|cy|budr||filthy}} Welsh budr (“filthy”), {{back-formation|pt|bostal||corral: cattle pen}} Back-formation from bostal (“corral: cattle pen”), {{der|pt|LL.|bostar|bōstar, būstar}} Late Latin bōstar, būstar Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} bosta f (plural bostas)
  1. dung; manure (of cattle) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bosta-pt-noun-X2DDWgIf
  2. (vulgar) shit Tags: feminine, vulgar
    Sense id: en-bosta-pt-noun-hfwX9waa Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese back-formations, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Feces Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 26 2 2 26 2 16 24 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 2 1 28 2 14 24 2 1 Disambiguation of Portuguese back-formations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Feces: 43 57 Synonyms: barro [slang], bolo fecal, bosta [vulgar], caca [Brazil, childish], cocó [European], cocô [Brazil], caquinha [Brazil, childish], dejetos, excremento, excreta, fez, fezes, merda [vulgar], número dois [euphemistic], popô [Brazil, childish], totô [Brazil, childish]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bosteira, bosteiro, bostejar, rola-bosta

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(vulgar) shit"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:fezes",
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        },
        {
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          "word": "bolo fecal"
        },
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        },
        {
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          "word": "caca"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɔs.tɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɔʃ.tɐ/",
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        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
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    }
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        },
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        },
        {
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          ],
          "word": "caca"
        },
        {
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "cocó"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:fezes",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil"
          ],
          "word": "cocô"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:fezes",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil",
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          ],
          "word": "caquinha"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:fezes",
          "word": "dejetos"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:fezes",
          "word": "excremento"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:fezes",
          "word": "excreta"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:fezes",
          "word": "fez"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:fezes",
          "word": "fezes"
        },
        {
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          ],
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            "Brazil",
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          ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔs.tɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔs.tɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔʃ.tɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔs.ta/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔʃ.tɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -ɔstɐ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -ɔʃtɐ"
    }
  ],
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}

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