-oco

== Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Suffix === -oco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ocos, feminine -oca, feminine plural -ocas, metaphonic) forms diminutives, often deprecating ‎bobo (“silly”) + ‎-oca → ‎boboca (“silly-billy”) ‎beijo (“kiss”) + ‎-oca → ‎beijoca (“kiss on the cheek, smack”) ‎dona (“lady”) + ‎-oca → ‎dondoca (“prissy or finicky woman”) ‎dorminhar (“snooze”) + ‎-oco → ‎dorminhoco (“sleepyhead”) ==== Usage notes ==== -oca often forms comum de dois (epicene) feminine nouns. === Further reading === “-oco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026