boca

Etymology

From Latin bucca.

Noun

boca f

1. (anatomy) mouth

Etymology

From Latin bucca.

Noun

boca f (plural boques)

1. (anatomy) mouth

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin bucca.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.ka/

Noun

boca f (plural boques)

1. (anatomy) mouth

Etymology

From Old Portuguese boca, from Latin bucca.

Pronunciation

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Noun

boca f (plural bocas)

1. mouth

Etymology

Borrowed from English voucher.

Noun

bōcā̀ f (plural bōcōcī, possessed form bōcàr̃)

1. financial voucher

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin bucca.

Noun

boca f (plural bocas)

1. (anatomy) mouth

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːkɑ/

Noun

bōca

1. genitive plural of bōc

Etymology

From Latin buccam, singular accusative of bucca (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbo.ka]

Noun

boca f (plural bocas)

1. mouth
   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 34r. b.

     Todos aq́llos / q́ nó fincaron los ynojos / ala ydola e todas las bocas q́ / la no beſaron […]

     All those who did not kneel their knees before the idol and all the mouths that did not kiss her […]

   • Idem, f. 42r. a.

     dixo el pph´a lo q́ el criador puſie / re em mi boca eſſo fablare […]

     The prophet said: "that which the creator puts in my mouth, that is what I shall speak."

Etymology

From Old Portuguese boca, from Latin bucca, of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.kɐ/

Noun

boca f (plural bocas)

1. (anatomy) mouth

   Evite respirar pela boca enquanto corre

   Avoid breathing by the mouth when running

2. brim (of a bottle or any other container)

   Encha até a boca ― Fill it up to the brim

Etymology

From Venetian bozza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôtsa/
• Hyphenation: bo‧ca

Noun

bȍca f (Cyrillic spelling бо̏ца)

1. bottle
2. tank (diving cylinder, gas cylinder)

Etymology

From Old Spanish boca, from Latin buccam, singular accusative of bucca (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboka/

• Audio (Latin America)

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Noun

boca f (plural bocas)

1. (anatomy) mouth, oral cavity
2. entrance
3. estuary