boccea

Romanian

Alternative forms

• botcea, bohgea, boggea, bohcea, boșcea, buccea — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوغچه (bohça).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bokˈt͡ʃe̯a/

Noun

boccea f (plural boccele)

1. bundle, a cloth tied up for carrying things other than cloths
2. (archaic) shawl or wrap towel having the frequent purpose of tieing up
3. (archaic) a larger headscarf
4. (archaic) tobacco bale

Declension

Declension of boccea

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) boccea	bocceaua	(niște) boccele	boccelele
genitive/dative	(unei) boccele	boccelei	(unor) boccele	boccelelor
vocative	—		—

Derived terms

• bocceluță (diminutive)

Related terms

• bocceagiu, boccegiu (“tranter, peddler”)