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Where does “boça” come from?

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

boça (Portuguese): cable

Definitions

  1. cable

Ancestry of “boça”, step by step

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