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feminine
la boca
mouth
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/la ˈboka/
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How do you say boca in Spanish?
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/la ˈboka/
How do you pronounce boca in Spanish?
boca is pronounced /la ˈboka/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La boca grande de mi abuela puede comer una manzana entera.
My grandmother's big mouth can eat a whole apple.
Tengo la boca seca y necesito agua fría.
I have a dry mouth and I need cold water.
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Why is it feminine?
Boca is feminine because it derives from Latin "bucca" (cheek), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. The word originally referred to the cheek before its meaning expanded to include the mouth as a whole.
What is the Spanish word for mouth?
The Spanish word for mouth is la boca — feminine.
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