buccula

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • little cheek or mouth
  • (military) the beaver, part of a helmet which covers the mouth and cheeks
  • (military) two cheeks, one on each side of the channel in which the arrow of the catapulta was placed

Etymology

Suffix from Latin bucca (cheek, mouth).

Origin

Latin

bucca

Gloss

cheek, mouth

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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