boccame

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Italian

Etymology

From bocca +‎ -ame.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

boccame m (plural boccami)

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

Further reading

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

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