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Where does “buço” come from?

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

buço (Portuguese): down

Definitions

  1. down

Ancestry of “buço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbucceum—
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

Words derived from “buço”

  • embuçado
  • embuçar
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