Botar

to voteverb

Pronunciation

BOH-tar

Root and affixes

Adapted loanword from Spanish votar. Botar works as a verb; boto is the noun vote. Mobotar means will vote or is going to vote, and nibotar means voted.

Meaning and usage notes

Use botar for the action of voting. For the noun vote, use boto. In electoral contexts, you will also see eleksyon, piniliay, and botante.