boçal

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See also: bocal

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Homophone: buçal (Portugal)
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: bo‧çal
  • Audio (Brazil)(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish bozal.

Noun

boçal m (plural boçais)

  1. muzzle
    Synonym: buçal
  2. (historical) a slave who arrived recently from Africa

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Maybe borrowed from Spanish bozal.

Noun

boçal m or f by sense (plural boçais)

  1. fool, idiot
    Synonyms: idiota, retardado

Adjective

boçal m or f (plural boçais)

  1. stupid, idiot
    Synonyms: estúpido, idiota, burro
  2. rude, rough
    Synonyms: rude, grosseiro, mal-educado

References

  1. ^ “boçal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “boçal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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