Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bocca

/ˈbɒkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: boc-ca
IPA: /ˈbɒkə/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.

Example Sentences

"The second partition divides this from the leer or annealing furnace; through the boccas, or working holes,"

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bocca (“mouth”). Doublet of bouche.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: bocca

Inflected Forms

boccas (plural)

Rhymes With

mocha waka quokka coca polka anoka goloka

Questions

How do you pronounce bocca?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒkə/.
What does bocca mean?: The round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.
Where does bocca come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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