boċċa

Maltese

Root
b-ċ-ċ
5 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Pre-Greekbor.?
Ancient Greek βοῦττις (boûttis)der.
Byzantine Greek βούττια (boúttia)bor.
Vulgar Latin *buttia
Sicilian bocciabor.
Maltese boċċa

    Borrowed from Sicilian boccia, from Vulgar Latin *buttia, borrowed from Byzantine Greek βούττια (boúttia, plural of βούττιον (boúttion)), from Ancient Greek βοῦττις (boûttis), possibly borrowed from Pre-Greek.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɔt.t͡ʃa/
    • Rhymes: -ɔtt͡ʃa

    Noun

    boċċa f (plural boċċi or boċoċ)

    1. marble (spherical ball)
    2. (euphemistic, in the plural) testicles
    3. (figuratively) chubby
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