bocado

From Old Portuguese bocado, from boca (“mouth”) + -ado (“-ed”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bo.ˈka.du/, /bu.ˈka.du/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /bo.ˈka.do/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bu.ˈka.ðu/

bocado m (plural bocados)

1. mouthful (amount that fits in a mouth)
2. delicacy (choice dish suggesting rarity and refinement)
3. a somewhat large amount of something

   Um bocado de pessoas viu aquilo.

   A lot of people saw that.

   Esperei um bocado de tempo.

   I waited for a lot of time.

• (mouthful): naco
• (delicacy): acepipe, iguaria, quitute

• bocadinho (diminutive)
• bocadão (augmentative)
• bom bocado
• passar um mau bocado

• embocar
• boca
• bocal

From boca. Compare French bouchée, Italian boccata, Romanian bucată.

bocado m (plural bocados)

1. mouthful
2. snack
3. bit

• bocado del león
• probar bocado

(diminutive bocadillo or bocadito)

• boca