bocio

See also: bócio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin bocia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboθjo/ [ˈbo.θjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbosjo/ [ˈbo.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oθjo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -osjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: bo‧cio

Noun

bocio m (plural bocios)

1. goiter

   Synonyms: (Latin America) coto, (El Salvador) güegüecho

Derived terms

• bociógeno

Descendants

• → Cebuano: bosyo
• → Tagalog: bosyo

Further reading

• “bocio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Corominas, Joan and José A. Pascual. 1984. w:Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. A-CA. Madrid: Editorial Gredos, page 605