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bothy

both·y
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [both-ee, baw-thee]
    • /ˈbɒθ i, ˈbɔ θi/
    • /ˈbɒ.θi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [both-ee, baw-thee]
    • /ˈbɒθ i, ˈbɔ θi/

Definitions of bothy word

  • noun bothy a cottage or hut 3
  • noun bothy (esp in NE Scotland) a farmworker's summer quarters 3
  • noun bothy a mountain shelter 3
  • noun plural bothy a hut or small cottage. 1
  • noun bothy (Scotland) A small cottage, especially one for communal use in remote areas by labourers or farmhands. 0

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Origin of bothy

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; probably < Scots Gaelic bothan hut, with -y2 replacing -an

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Parts of speech for Bothy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bothy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bothy usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with bothy

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