boccame

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bocca +‎ -ame.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bokˈka.me/
  • Rhymes: -ame
  • Hyphenation: boc‧cà‧me

Noun[edit]

boccame m (plural boccami)

  1. (foundry) the part of casting material that is recovered after it being poured
  2. (typography) a riser stuck to newly-casted types

Further reading[edit]

  • boccame in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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