bocca
la bocca
mouth
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How do you say bocca in Italian?
How do you pronounce bocca in Italian?
bocca is pronounced /la ˈbokka/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La bocca grande della cantante era perfetta per le note alte.
The singer's large mouth was perfect for the high notes.
Quella bocca rossa e sensuale attirava tutti gli sguardi.
That red and sensual mouth attracted everyone's attention.
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Why is it feminine?
Bocca is feminine because it derives from Latin "bucca" (cheek/mouth), which was a feminine noun following the first declension pattern (-a ending) that typically produced feminine nouns in Romance languages. This feminine gender was preserved through the phonetic evolution from Latin to Italian.
What is the Italian word for mouth?
The Italian word for mouth is la bocca — feminine.
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