bocejo

Portuguese

bocejo (a bear's yawn)

Etymology

Back-formation from bocejar.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.ˈsɐ.ʒu/, /bu.ˈsɐj.ʒu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.ˈse.ʒu/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ce‧jo

Noun

bocejo m (plural bocejos)

  1. yawn (the action of yawning)
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