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boet

/bʊt/

boet noun: a brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.

Noun

boet (plural boets)

  1. (South Africa, informal) A brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.
  2. (South Africa, informal) A familiar form of address: pal, mate.

Forms of boet

pluralboets

Origin of boet

From Afrikaans boet (“brother, comrade”), from a Zealandic, West Flemish boet (“boy, youth”), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder (“brother”).

Words that rhyme with boet

Questions about boet

What does boet mean?
Boet means a brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.
What part of speech is boet?
Boet is a noun.
How do you pronounce boet?
Boet is pronounced /bʊt/.
What is the plural of boet?
The plural of boet is boets.

Words near boet in the dictionary

  1. Boesches
  2. Boese
  3. Boesen
  4. Boesens
  5. Boeses
  6. boet
  7. Boethian
  8. Boethius
  9. Boethusian
  10. Boethusianism
  11. Boethusians

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