bocel

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French bossel, diminutive of boce (“knob-like swelling”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈsɛw/ [boˈsɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈsɛl/ [buˈsɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈsɛl/ [buˈsɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈsɛ.li/

• Hyphenation: bo‧cel

Noun

bocel m (plural bocéis)

1. (architecture) torus (a large convex molding)

Further reading

• “bocel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bocel”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “bocel” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “bocel”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “bocel”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “bocel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Old French bossel, diminutive of boce (“knob-like swelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈθel/ [boˈθel] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /boˈsel/ [boˈsel] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: bo‧cel

Noun

bocel m (plural boceles)

1. a type of cylindrical mould

Further reading

• “bocel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025