boneca

== Galician == === Alternative forms === moneca, monecra === Etymology === Ultimately from a substrate language, from *bonnĭcca, perhaps from *bodinĭcca, from Proto-Celtic *bodinā (“heap, bollard”). Compare French borne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈnɛka/ [boˈnɛ.kɐ] Rhymes: -ɛka Hyphenation: bo‧ne‧ca === Noun === boneca f (plural bonecas, masculine boneco, masculine plural bonecos) doll (a toy in the form of a human) ball of cloth for applying varnish, etc. (archaic) wrist Synonym: pulso === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “moneca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “boneca”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “boneca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “moneca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “boneca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “boneca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === bonecra (obsolete or regional) === Etymology === Uncertain; see the Galician cognate. Maybe from Vulgar Latin *munnecca, *bunnecca, which also yielded Spanish muñeca, but meanings other than 'doll' (and derivates) don't match. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Hyphenation: bo‧ne‧ca === Noun === boneca f (plural bonecas) doll (a toy in the form of a human) Brincar de boneca. ― To play with dolls. (figurative) a very pretty or well-dressed woman (colloquial, derogatory) a homosexual male a ball or sack of cloth containing a substance, like dye, water or spices ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Malay: boneka Indonesian: boneka → Tetum: boneka === Further reading === “boneca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “boneca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “boneca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026