Where does “bocó” come from?

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

bocó (Portuguese): stupid, idiotic

Definitions

  1. stupid, idiotic

Ancestry of “bocó”, step by step

bocó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese boça

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

via Camuru bocó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Camurubocó
Every word from Latin bucca