Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

botts

/bˈɑts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: botts
IPA: /bˈɑts/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect the stomach of a horse.

Uncountable

noun

Infection by maggots under the skin of cows, or by sheep maggots in the frontal sinus of sheep.

Uncountable

Etymology

Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag 'maggot'

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

botfly myiasis

Homonyms

botz baatz

Rhymes With

lots shots spots slots watts plots pots dots scots knots squats yachts

Questions

How do you pronounce botts?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑts/.
What does botts mean?: The disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect the stomach of a horse.
Where does botts come from?: Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag 'maggot'

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