botro

Italian

Etymology 1

Probably from a pre-Latin substrate source.

Alternative forms

• borro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.tro/
• Rhymes: -otro
• Hyphenation: bó‧tro

Noun

botro m (plural botri)

1. (Tuscany) ditch

   Synonym: fossato

   1. steep deep valley exposed to erosion

Derived terms

• botrone
• Diaccia Botrona (toponym)

Further reading

• “bótro”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόθρος (bóthros, “pit, hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.tro/
• Rhymes: -ɔtro
• Hyphenation: bò‧tro

Noun

botro m (plural botri)

1. (archaeology) hollow or cavity in the ground

Further reading

• “bòtro”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• robot, torbo

Latin

Noun

bōtrō

1. dative/ablative singular of bōtrus

Sranan Tongo

Botro

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch boter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /botɾo/, [bʊ̞tɾʊ̞], [bɔ̝tɾɔ̝]

Noun

botro

1. butter, margarine

Derived terms

• botro-afkati (“a kind of avocado”)
• botrofisi (“butterfish”)
• botronoso (“snot”)

Descendants

• Aukan: botoo
• → Caribbean Hindustani: botro
• → Caribbean Javanese: botro

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “botro”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary