bòc

See also: boc, BOC, BoC, BÖC, bọc, boç, and boć

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bucca (“cheek”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔːxk/

Verb

bòc (past bhòc, future bòcaidh, verbal noun bòcadh, past participle bòcte)

  1. bloat, inflate, puff
  2. rise, surge, swell
  3. swell, blister; grow turgid
  4. inflame

Derived terms
  • bòc-thonn (“swelling wave”)

Noun

bòc m (genitive singular bòca, plural bòcan)

  1. pimple, pustule

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bòc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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