boçal

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See also: bocal

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Homophone: buçal (Portugal)
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: bo‧çal
  • Audio (Brazil):(file)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish bozal.[1][2]

Noun

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boçal m (plural boçais)

  1. muzzle
    Synonym: buçal
  2. (historical) a slave who arrived recently from Africa

Etymology 2

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Uncertain.[2] Maybe borrowed from Spanish bozal.

Noun

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boçal m or f by sense (plural boçais)

  1. fool, idiot
    Synonyms: idiota, retardado

Adjective

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boçal m or f (plural boçais)

  1. stupid, idiot
    Synonyms: estúpido, idiota, burro
  2. rude, rough
    Synonyms: rude, grosseiro, mal-educado

References

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  1. ^ boçal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. 2.0 2.1 boçal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024