bocca
/ˈbɒkə/noun
bocca is spelled B-O-C-C-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bocca means “The round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bocca is boccas.
How many letters and syllables are in bocca?
| Letters | 5: B-O-C-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bocca?
Bocca appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bocca?
- /ˈbɒkə/
- /ˈbəʊkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bocca.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bocca
- boccas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bocca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bocca come from?
Borrowed from Italian bocca (“mouth”). Doublet of bouche.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).