bòc
See also: boc, BOC, BoC, BÖC, bọc, boç, and boć
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bucca (“cheek”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔːxk/
Verb
bòc (past bhòc, future bòcaidh, verbal noun bòcadh, past participle bòcte)
- bloat, inflate, puff
- rise, surge, swell
- swell, blister; grow turgid
- inflame
Derived terms
- bòc-thonn (“swelling wave”)
Noun
bòc m (genitive singular bòca, plural bòcan)
- pimple, pustule
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “bòc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN