Where does “imboccatura” come from?

imboccatura (Italian) comes from Italian imboccare, from Vulgar Latin imbuccare, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

imboccatura (Italian): entrance, way in, mouth

Definitions

  1. entrance, way in, mouth

Ancestry of “imboccatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimboccareto feed; to put in one's mouth; to suggest
2Vulgar Latinimbuccare—
3Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
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