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Where does “bocca” come from?

bocca (Italian) comes from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

bocca (Italian): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “bocca”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bocca”

  • bocca
  • bocconcini
  • abbocchevole
  • imboccare
  • boccuccia
  • sboccare
  • rimboccare
  • abboccare
  • abboccamento
  • bocchino
  • boccone
  • sboccato
  • sboccataggine
  • sboccatamente
  • rimboccatura
  • boccaporto
  • bocconcini
  • boccaccia
  • boccata
  • bocconcino
  • retrobocca
  • bokun
  • boka
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