bocha
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɔ.ʃɐ/
bocha is spelled B-O-C-H-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bocha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bocce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “empola, bolha”.
What does bocha mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininebocce
- 2
Brazilfemininebocce ball
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. empola, bolha 2. chouriça feita com as vísceras do porco 3. modalidade esportiva em que os jogadores têm como objetivo lançar bolas de bocha o mais próximo possível do balim 4. órgão dos pinheiros onde se localizam suas estruturas reprodutivas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bocha
- bochas plural
- boccia alternative Portugal
- botcha alternative Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bocha?
- Brazil /ˈbɔ.ʃɐ/
- Brazil /ˈbɔ.t͡ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bocha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bocha in Portuguese?
bocha appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).