Italian edit

Etymology edit

From bocca +‎ -ame.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bokˈka.me/
  • Rhymes: -ame
  • Hyphenation: boc‧cà‧me

Noun edit

boccame m (plural boccami)

  1. (foundry) the part of casting material that is recovered after it being poured
  2. (typography) a riser stuck to newly-casted types

Further reading edit

  • boccame in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana