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bocal

Pronunciation: /boˈkaw/

“bocal” is a Portuguese word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. brim (of a bottle or any other container)
  2. the metal piece into which a light bulb is inserted and rotated
  3. the part of the candlestick into which the candle is inserted
  4. parapet at the edge of a cistern or well
  5. lower part of a coat's sleeve
  6. leather strip initially used to tame a saddle animal
  7. silk or cotton strip that, in saddle animals, replaces the leather strip
  8. bit (metal in horse’s mouth)
  9. nozzle
  10. a type of embouchure
  11. a channel that, when fixated to the tip of a duct, regulates the liquid flux or is used to pass fluid

In Portuguese

  1. boca de vasilha, frasco, recipiente
  2. no castiçal buraco onde entra e se segura a vela
  3. borda resguardada de um poço, parapeito
  4. abertura externa de alguns instrumentos (cano, tubo, etc.)
  5. local que serve para colocar a boca em alguns instrumentos (como instrumentos musicais de sopro)
  6. buçal que tapa o focinho e boca das vacas, bezerros, ou equídeos para que não se alimentem; açaime

Etymology

From boca + -al.

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