/ˈboβo/
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Translation
silly, foolish, daft
Word origin
From Latin balbus ('stammering, stuttering'). Spanish bobo is the source of English 'booby'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- balbus
- English cognates
- booby
Grammar
Feminineboba
Masc pluralbobos
Fem pluralbobas
Examples
, .
Do not be silly, that is not true.
.
He laughed with a silly face.
chistes mucha .
Silly jokes really make me laugh.
haberlo .
I feel foolish for having forgotten it.
, simpático.
He is a bit daft, but very likeable.
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