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bochinche

Portuguese, noun/boˈʃĩ.ʃi/

bochinche is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a popular dance or ball, often accompanied by batuque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does bochinche mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea popular dance or ball, often accompanied by batuque

  2. 2

    masculinecommotion, agitation, tumult

  3. 3

    derogatorymasculinepoor administration or negligence

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of bochinche

  • bochinches plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bochinche?

  • Brazil /boˈʃĩ.ʃi/
  • Portugal /buˈʃĩ.ʃɨ/
  • Portugal /butˈʃĩt.ʃɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.