boor

English

/bʊə/, /bɔː/, /bʊɹ/, /bɔɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • A peasant.
  • A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent.
  • A yokel, country bumpkin.
  • An uncultured person.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish boer (farmer, peasant, burp, merchant) derived from Proto-Germanic *būraz (dweller, inhabitant, room, abode, dwelling).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*būraz

Gloss

dweller, inhabitant, room, abode, dwelling

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

室, 房

Emoji

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