different between boater vs boate

English

Etymology

From Middle English botere; equivalent to boat +? -er. The use of the term for a straw hat stems from the fact that straw hats were the preferred head covering during sunny boat trips on canals and rivers.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??t.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?bo?.t?/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?b??t.?/
• Rhymes: -??t?(r)

Noun

boater (plural boaters)

1. (nautical) Someone who travels by boat.
2. (nautical) One who works on a boat, especially as captain.

   Synonyms: boatman, boatsman

3. A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.

   Synonyms: leghorn, basher, skimmer, Panama

Translations

Further reading

• boater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• borate, orbate, rebato

English

Noun

boate (plural boates)

1. Obsolete spelling of boat

Anagrams

• Beato, Tae Bo, TaeBo

Latin

Verb

bo?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of bo?

Portuguese

Etymology

From French boîte (“nightclub”, literally “box”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bo.?a.t??i/, /bu.?a.t??i/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): /bo.?a.t??i/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /bo.?a.te/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /bu.?at??/

Noun

boate f (plural boates)

1. nightclub (establishment that is open late at night)

   Synonym: clube noturno

2. discotheque (a dance hall / club / party place)

   Synonym: discoteca

Further reading

• “boate” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.