bubota

Catalan

Alternative forms

babota (Valencian)

Etymology

Variant form of babarota.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈβɔ.tə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [buˈbɔ.tə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [buˈbɔ.ta]

Noun

bubota f (plural bubotes)

(Balearics, Valencia) scarecrow
Synonyms: babarota, espantall
(dialectal) bogeyman, phantom
(Valencia) spectre, ghost
Synonyms: bumbota, bumberota, mumorota, marmota, muserota, mumaranta

Further reading

“bubota” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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