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boga.

common designation, extended to different species of teleost fish from the Sparidae family of seabreams and porgies.

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɔ.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈbɔ.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈbɔ.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈbɔ.ɡɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. common designation, extended to different species of teleost fish from the Sparidae family of seabreams and porgies.

    masculine
  2. Iberian nase (Pseudochondrostoma polylepis)

    masculine
  3. bogue (Boops boops)

    masculine
  4. Megaleporinus conirostris (syn. Leporinus conirostris)

    Brazil · masculine
  5. Schizodon fasciatus

    Brazil · masculine
  6. Trichomycterus rivulatus

    Brazil · masculine
  7. anus

    masculine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Late Latin bōca, from Ancient Greek βῶκα (bôka), accusative of βῶξ (bôx), a contracted form of βόαξ (bóax), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

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