bóca
Macanese edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese boca, with many idiomatic uses being calques of Cantonese 口 (hau2) or 嘴 (zeoi2).
Noun edit
bóca
- (anatomy) mouth
- bóca aberto ― open-mouthed, stunned
- bóca dóci ― sweet-talker, somebody who has an affected manner of speech (literally, “sweet mouth”)
- bóca cherâ lete ― someone who still has a lot to learn in life (literally, “mouth smell milk”)
- bóca sujo ― swearer, person who swears a lot (literally, “smelly mouth”)
- bóca-torto ― a grimace (literally, “twisted mouth”)
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Venetian edit
Noun edit
bóca f (plural bóche)