boda
/ˈboda/ · A2 · noun · f
wedding
💍 From Latin vota = vows; a boda is where the vows are made
Boda comes from Latin vota, the plural of votum (vow, promise), the same root as English vow and vote. Latin v became Spanish b, and the t softened to d: vota → boda. A wedding is literally the vows.