imboccare

Italian

Etymology

im- (“in”) +‎ bocca (“mouth”) +‎ -are, or from a Vulgar Latin *imbuccāre, from Latin bucca. Compare Spanish and Portuguese embocar, French emboucher, Romanian îmbuca.

Verb

imboccare

1. (transitive) to feed
2. (transitive) to put in one's mouth
3. (transitive) to enter, turn into (a road, etc.)

Related terms

• imboccatura
• imbocco

See also

• sboccare (etymologically opposite)