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Where does “bochecha” come from?

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

bochecha (Portuguese): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “bochecha”, step by step

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