boci

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boci

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From boace or from a Vulgar Latin root *vōcīre, from alteration of *vōceāre, from Latin vōx, possibly influenced by vagīre. Compare Aromanian butsescu, butsiri; cf. also Italian bociare, Spanish vocear.

verb a boci 4th conjugation · bocește · bocit · a boci · bocind

to bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn for
Similar: deplânge, jelui, jeli

In English

bewail to wail over
lament bewail
bemoan to complain about
sob weep with convulsive gasps

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@misc{boci_2026,
  title = {boci},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/boci},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}