bucali

Sicilian

Etymology

A mediterranean Wanderwort, likely borrowed from Maghrebi Arabic بُوقَال (būqāl), from an earlier Ancient Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis), see there for more. Cognate with Italian boccale (influenced by bocca (“mouth”)), Maltese buqar, Spanish bocal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈkali/, [bːʊˈka.lɪ]
  • Rhymes: -alɪ
  • Hyphenation: bu‧cà‧li

Noun

bucali m (plural bucala)

  1. jar, bowl
    Synonym: vùmmula

See also

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