bocado

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bocado, from boca (“mouth”) + -ado (“-ed”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bocado m (plural bocados)

1. mouthful (amount that fits in a mouth)

   Synonym: naco

2. delicacy (choice dish suggesting rarity and refinement)

   Synonyms: acepipe, iguaria, quitute

3. portion, bit

   Tirei um bocado de bolo. ― I took a portion of cake.

4. (chiefly Portugal) bit (a small amount of something)

   Esperei apenas bocado de tempo. ― I waited only for a bit of time.

5. (Brazil) a large amount of something

   Um bocado de pessoas viu aquilo. ― A lot of people saw that.

   Esperei um bocado de tempo. ― I waited for a lot of time.

Etymology

From boca +‎ -ado. Compare French bouchée, Italian boccata, Romanian bucată.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈkado/ [boˈka.ð̞o]

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• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: bo‧ca‧do

Noun

bocado m (plural bocados)

1. mouthful
2. snack
3. bit

Further reading

• “bocado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10