bocoi

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bocoy, from French boucaut (wineskin), from French bouc (buck).

Pronunciation

Noun

bocoi m (plural bocois)

  1. a cask with a capacity between 500 and 700 liters
    Synonyms: tona, tonell

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

19th century. From French boucaut (wineskin), from French bouc (buck).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [boˈkoi̯], [boˈkɔi̯]

Noun

bocoi m (plural bocois)

  1. cask with a capacity of 400 to 800 l

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “bocoy”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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