Where does “buxexa” come from?

buxexa (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese bochecha, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

buxexa (Kabuverdianu): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “buxexa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebochechacheek
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
Every word from Latin bucca →Every word from Portuguese bochecha →
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