English

Proper noun

Boca

1. former settlement in Nevada County, California

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin bucca.

Noun

boca f

1. (anatomy) mouth

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin bucca.

Noun

boca f ‎(plural boques)

1. (anatomy) mouth

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin bucca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbokə/

Noun

boca f ‎(plural boques)

1. (anatomy) mouth

Derived terms

• embocar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese boca, from Latin bucca.

Pronunciation

Noun

boca f ‎(plural bocas)

1. mouth

Hausa

Noun

bōcā̀ f ‎(plural bococi)

1. financial voucher

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin bucca.

Noun

boca f (plural bocas)

1. (anatomy) mouth

Old English

Noun

bōca

1. genitive plural of bōc

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbo.ka]

Noun

boca f (plural bocas)

1. mouth
   • c1200: 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."

Descendants

• Ladino: boka (Latin spelling)
• Spanish: boca

Portuguese

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

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:boca.

Serbo-Croatian

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)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbo̞ka]

Noun

boca f ‎(plural bocas)

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

Related terms

See also

• diente m
• encía f
• labio m
• lengua f
• sonrisa f