Where does “bóka” come from?

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

bóka (Kabuverdianu): mouth; fringe

Definitions

  1. mouth; fringe

Ancestry of “bóka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bóka”

Every word from Latin bucca →Every word from Old Portuguese boca →Every word from Portuguese boça →