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bocal
- /ˈboʊkəl/
- /boʊˈkæl/
Rhymes with -əʊkəl, -æl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French bocal. Doublet of boccale and pokal.
noun bocals · bocaux
- A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.
- A cylindrical glass vessel with a short wide neck. Something very similar to Faust’s cell presented itself to the view of Jehan when he ventured his head within the half-open door. It was a similar gloomy, dim-lighted nook. There was also a large fauteuil and a large table; compasses; alembics; skeletons of animals suspended from the ceiling; a sphe
Translations
Talk about this word "bocal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bocal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bocal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bocal "bocal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bocal.Cite this
@misc{bocal_2026,
title = {bocal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bocal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
