boke

boke

See also: Boke, bókè, bokë, and Böke

English

Alternative forms

• boak, buck

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Possibily a variation of poke, or a blend of butt +‎ poke.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊk

Verb

boke (third-person singular simple present bokes, present participle boking, simple past and past participle boked)

1. (transitive, intransitive, Britain dialectal) To thrust or push out; butt; poke.
2. (intransitive) To retch or vomit.

Anagrams

• Kobe, Kōbe

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːkə/

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• Rhymes: -oːkə
• Hyphenation: bo‧ke

Noun

boke n (plural bokes)

1. Diminutive of bo

Anagrams

• boek

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Japanese

Romanization

boke

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼけ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ボケ

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English bōc.

Noun

boke

1. Alternative form of booke

Etymology 2

From Old English bucca.

Noun

boke

1. Alternative form of bukke

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Novial

Noun

boke c (plural bokes)

1. mouth

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Scots

Alternative forms

• boak

Verb

boke

1. to vomit

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Walloon

Etymology

From Latin bucca.

Noun

boke f (plural bokes)

1. (anatomy) mouth

Synonyms

• boutche

See also

• gueuye