bochgoch
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From boch (“cheek”) + coch (“red”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bochgoch (feminine singular bochgoch, plural bochgochion, equative bochgoched, comparative bochgochach, superlative bochgochaf)
Noun[edit]
bochgoch m or f (plural bochgochod)
- hip, fruit of a rose
- Synonym: egroesen
- esp. of a dogrose (Rosa canina)
- Synonym: criafolen y bwci
- sweetbrier (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria)
- Synonym: drysi pêr
- red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
- Synonym: pabi coch
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bochgoch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies