bòc

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bucca (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

Verb

bòc (past bhòc, future bòcaidh, verbal noun bòcadh, past participle bòcte)

  1. bloat, inflate, puff
  2. rise, surge, swell
  3. swell, blister; grow turgid
  4. inflame

Derived terms

Noun

bòc m (genitive singular bòca, plural bòcan)

  1. pimple, pustule

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bòc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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