boboca

Manado Malay

Etymology

From Ternate bobooca (“squid; octopus”).

Noun

boboca

1. octopus

Portuguese

Etymology

From bobo +‎ -oca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈbɔ.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈbɔ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈbɔ.ka/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
• Hyphenation: bo‧bo‧ca

Adjective

boboca m or f (plural bobocas, comparable, comparative mais boboca, superlative o mais boboca or boboquíssimo)

1. (Brazil, informal) idiotic, foolish; silly

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Noun

boboca m or f by sense (plural bobocas)

1. (Brazil, informal) idiot, foolish person

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Further reading

• “boboca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “boboca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025