boquexar

Galician

/bokeˈʃaɾ/

verb

Definitions

to yawn (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Etymology

Suffix from Galician boca (mouth) derived from Spanish, Castilian bostezar derived from Latin oscitāre.

Origin

Latin

oscitāre

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

oscitāre Latin
bostezar Spanish, Castilian
boca Galician
ocitar Ido
boca Old Portuguese

boca