bocal
See also: boçal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French bocal.
Pronunciation
- enPR: bōˈ kəl, bō kalˈ
- IPA(key): /ˈboʊkəl/, /boʊˈkæl/
Noun
bocal (plural bocals)
- A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.
- A cylindrical glass vessel with a short wide neck.
Translations
metal tube connecting a double reed to the instrument
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian boccale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔ.kal/
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Noun
bocal m (plural bocaux)
- jar
- (fish) bowl
Further reading
- “bocal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Etymology
From boca + -al.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈkaw/ [boˈkaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈkal/ [buˈkaɫ]
- Homophones: bucal (Portugal), vocal (Porto)
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: bo‧cal
Noun
bocal m (plural bocais)
- bit (metal in horse’s mouth)
- Synonyms: morso, bocado
- nozzle
Related terms
- bocado
References
- “bocal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “bocal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Noun
bocal n (plural bocaluri)
- Alternative form of pocal
Declension
Declension of bocal
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) bocal | bocalul | (niște) bocaluri | bocalurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) bocal | bocalului | (unor) bocaluri | bocalurilor |
| vocative | bocalule | bocalurilor | ||