Boet

Pronunciation

• enPR: bo͝ot, IPA: /bÊŠt/

Origin

Afrikaans boet ("brother, comrade"), 1908, Dutch regional (Zeeland and West Flemish) boet ("boy, youth") (from the second half of the 19th century), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder ("brother").

Full definition of boet

Noun

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