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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)
- bloat, inflate, puff
- rise, surge, swell
- swell, blister; grow turgid
- inflame
Derived terms
Noun
bòc m (genitive singular bòca, plural bòcan)
- pimple, pustule
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “bòc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN