Feminine
boneca
- (feminine) doll (a toy in the form of a human)
- (feminine, figuratively) a very pretty or well-dressed woman
- (colloquial, derogatory, feminine) a homosexual male
- (feminine) a ball or sack of cloth containing a substance, like dye, water or spices
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/boˈnɛ.kɐ/
Etymology
In summary
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.
Related words
Puppe
poupée
bambola
pop
κούκλα lalka
nina
pupaSign in to write sticky notes
Start learning Portuguese with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "boneca" and many other words and sentences in Portuguese.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)