bocio

See also: bócio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin bocia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈboθjo/ [ˈbo.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈbosjo/ [ˈbo.sjo]
• Rhymes: -oθjo
• Rhymes: -osjo
• Syllabification: bo‧cio

Noun

bocio m (plural bocios)

1. goiter

   Synonyms: (Latin America) coto, (El Salvador) güegüecho

Derived terms

• bociógeno

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: bosyo
• → Tagalog: bosyo

Further reading

• “bocio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• Corominas, Joan and José A. Pascual. 1984. w:Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. A-CA. Madrid: Editorial Gredos, page 605