From Afrikaans boet (“brother, comrade”), from a Zealandic, West Flemish boet (“boy, youth”), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder (“brother”).

• enPR: bo͝ot, IPA^(key): /bʊt/
• Rhymes: -ʊt

boet (plural boets)

1. (South Africa, informal) A brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.
2. (South Africa, informal) A familiar form of address: pal, mate.

• OED Draft Entry December 2004

• -to-be, Beto, Tebo, Tobe, beot, bote, to-be, tobe

• IPA^(key): /boːˀəð/, [ˈb̥oˀð̩], [ˈb̥oðˀð̩]

boet n

1. definite singular of bo

boet

1. past participle of bo

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• Rhymes: -ut

boet

1. inflection of boeten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

boet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of boō

boet

1. Alternative form of bot (“boat”)

boet

1. definite singular of bo

• beto