botsed

Bislama

Etymology

From English boatshed. By surface analysis, bot (“boat”) +‎ sed (“shed”).

Noun

botsed

  1. boathouse, boat shed (building for storing boats)
    Ol fisaman i putum kenu insaed long botsed.
    The fishermen put the canoes inside the boatshed.

References

  • Crowley, Terry (2003), “botsed”, in A New Bislama Dictionary, 2nd edition, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, →ISBN, page 59