Where does “tapaboques” come from?

tapaboques (Asturian) comes from Asturian boca, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

tapaboques (Asturian): scarf

Definitions

  1. scarf

Ancestry of “tapaboques”, step by step

tapaboques traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Asturian boca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianbocamouth
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

via Asturian tapar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiantapar
Every word from Latin bucca
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