bohío

noun

hut (a small timber dwelling with thatched roof)

OriginSpanish bohío ← Taíno *bohi →
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Meanings

nounbohío (plural bohíos)

plural bohíos

  1. hut (a small timber dwelling with thatched roof)

Origin

  1. Taíno*bohi“house, dwelling”
  2. Spanishbohío
  3. Englishbohío

Borrowed from Spanish bohío, Taíno *bohi (“house, dwelling”) (compare Lokono bohy (“house”)). From the Taíno term used by the natives of Hispaniola and other Caribbean islands, as recorded by Spanish colonizers.

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APA

bohío. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boh%C3%ADo

MLA

“bohío.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boh%C3%ADo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bohío,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boh%C3%ADo.

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