boccale

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin baucālis, from Koine Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis, “container used for the cooling of wine”); probably of Berber[1] or Egyptian origin.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bokˈka.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Syllabification: boc‧cà‧le

Noun

boccale m (plural boccali)

  1. jug
  2. mug
  3. pannikin
  4. tankard
  5. stein
  6. vessel
  7. glass

Adjective

boccale (plural boccali)

  1. oral

References
  1. Varia Africana. (1918). United States: African Department of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University, p. 303
  2. Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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