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boccale.

oral, mouth (attributive)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/bokˈka.le/
  1. oral, mouth (attributive)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

bocca (“mouth”) + -ale (“-al”, relational adjective suffix)

noun/bokˈka.le/
  1. a serving vessel: jug

    masculine
  2. a serving vessel: stein

    masculine
  3. a quantity of liquid held by such a vessel: jugful

    masculine
  4. a quantity of liquid held by such a vessel: steinful

    masculine
  5. a unit of measure for volume used in Italy, with different values according to the area

    historical · masculine
  6. urinal

    Italy · Northern · masculine
Where this word comes from

From a crossing of bocca (“mouth”) with Late Latin baucālis, from Koine Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis, “container used for the cooling of wine”); probably of Berber or Egyptian origin. Compare Sicilian bucali, not influenced by vucca.

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