boccale

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bokˈka.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: boc‧cà‧le

Etymology 1

bocca (“mouth”) +‎ -ale (“-al”, relational adjective suffix)

Adjective

boccale (plural boccali)

1. oral, mouth (attributive)

Related terms

• buccale

Etymology 2

From a crossing of bocca (“mouth”) with Late Latin baucālis, from Koine Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis, “container used for the cooling of wine”); probably of Berber or Egyptian origin.

Noun

boccale m (plural boccali)

1. a serving vessel:
   1. jug
   2. stein
2. a quantity of liquid held by such a vessel:
   1. jugful
   2. steinful
3. (historical) a unit of measure for volume used in Italy, with different values according to the area
4. (northern Italy) urinal

Descendants

• → Middle Dutch: bocael
  • Dutch: bokaal
• → French: bocal
  • → English: bocal
• → German: Pokal (see there for further descendants)
• → Greek: μπουκάλι (boukáli)
• → Hungarian: bokály
• → Ottoman Turkish: پوتقال
  • Turkish: potkal

References

• boccale¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• boccale² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana