botavara

Catalan

Alternative forms

• botafora

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bu.təˈβa.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bo.təˈva.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bo.taˈva.ɾa]

Noun

botavara f (plural botavares)

1. (nautical) boom

Related terms

• botalada

Further reading

• “botavara”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “botavara” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Noun

botavara f (plural botavaras)

1. (nautical) boom

Further reading

• “botavara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025