bòc

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɔːxɡ/

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
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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