-oca

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oca"

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.kɐ/

Suffix

-oca f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ocas)

1. forms diminutives

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -oca

beijoca

boboca

bomboca

chinoca

engenhoca

motoca

padoca

piadoca

Further reading

• “-oca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-oca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026