bóca

See also: boca, Boca, and boça

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese boca, with many idiomatic uses being calques of Cantonese 口 (hau²) or 嘴 (zeoi²).

Noun

bóca

1. (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”)

Usage notes

• bóca sujo is a calque of Cantonese 口臭 (hau² cau³).

Related terms

• calâ-bóca

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b

Venetian

Noun

bóca f (plural bóche)

1. mouth