bocejo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈse.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈse.ʒo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈsɐ(j).ʒu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈse.ʒu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈse.ʒu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈse.ʒu/

Hyphenation: bo‧ce‧jo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from bocejar.

Noun

bocejo m (plural bocejos)

yawn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bocejo

first-person singular present indicative of bocejar

Further reading

“bocejo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“bocejo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026