bocoi

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bocoy, from French boucaut (“wineskin”), from French bouc (“buck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈkɔj]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [boˈkɔj]

Noun

bocoi m (plural bocois)

1. a cask with a capacity between 500 and 700 liters

   Synonyms: tona, tonell

Further reading

• “bocoi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

19th century. From French boucaut (“wineskin”), from French bouc (“buck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈkoi̯], [boˈkɔi̯]

Noun

bocoi m (plural bocois)

1. cask with a capacity of 400 to 800 l

Related terms

• buxeu

References

• “bocoi” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “bocoi” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “bocoi” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.