bòc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boc"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bucca (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔːxk/

Verb

bòc (past bhòc, future bòcaidh, verbal noun bòcadh, past participle bòcte)

1. bloat, inflate, puff
2. rise, surge, swell
3. swell, blister; grow turgid
4. inflame

Derived terms

• bòc-thonn (“swelling wave”)

Noun

bòc m (genitive singular bòca, plural bòcan)

1. pimple, pustule

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “bòc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN