boneca

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from a substrate language, from *bonnĭcca, perhaps from *bodinĭcca, from Proto-Celtic *bodinā (heap, bollard). Compare French borne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈnɛka/
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ne‧ca

Noun

boneca f (plural bonecas, masculine boneco, masculine plural bonecos)

  1. doll (a toy in the form of a human)
  2. ball of cloth for applying varnish, etc.
  3. (archaic) wrist
    Synonym: pulso

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “muñeca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain; see the Galician cognate. Maybe from Vulgar Latin *munnecca, *bunnecca, which also yielded Spanish muñeca, but meanings other than 'doll' (and derivates) don't match.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ne‧ca

Noun

boneca f (plural bonecas)

  1. doll (a toy in the form of a human)
    Brincar de boneca.To play with dolls.
  2. (figurative) a very pretty or well-dressed woman
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) a homosexual male
  4. a ball or sack of cloth containing a substance, like dye, water or spices

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Malay: boneka
  • Tetum: boneka

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