Where does “boquexar” come from?

boquexar (Galician) comes from Galician boca, from Old Portuguese boca, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

boquexar (Galician): to yawn (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Definitions

  1. to yawn (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Ancestry of “boquexar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbocamouth
2Old Portuguesebocamouth
3Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
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