boneca

Meaning

1. (feminine) doll (a toy in the form of a human)
2. (feminine, figuratively) a very pretty or well-dressed woman
3. (colloquial, derogatory, feminine) a homosexual male
4. (feminine) a ball or sack of cloth containing a substance, like dye, water or spices

Concepts

doll

puppet

dolly

urge

vestal virgin

Synonyms

boneco

títere

fantoche

Bonecos

Translations

Puppe

poupée

muñeca

bambola

pop

κούκλα

nina

burattino

pupa

👧

marionetta

titella

Marionette

fantoccio

bambolotto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/boˈnɛ.kɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish: muñeca

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.