боц
/[bɔt͡s]/
Bulgarianintjnoun
Definitions
- 1.told when poking or prodding
- 2.protrusion, bulge
→ epithet for the biggest toe of the foot
- 3.jab, kick, shoot
бия боц
bija boc — to strike a kick
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- бо́ча
- бо́цам
Related words (3)
- бод
- бок
- бо́чница
Etymology
Either: * Contracted from an earlier *bodьcь, a diminutive of Proto-Slavic *bodъ (“piercing”); * Deverbal from бо́цам (bócam, “to poke, to jolt”), factitive from Proto-Slavic *bokъ (“protrusion”) or *bosti (“to pierce”).
Forms
- bocromanization