Bocaccio Definition
bə-kächō, -chē-ō
bocaccios
noun
A large edible rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) of eastern Pacific waters, having a long lower jaw and a reddish-brown body.
American Heritage
A large-mouthed marine rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) found along the California coast.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Bocaccio
Noun
Singular:
bocaccioPlural:
bocacciosOrigin of Bocaccio
Alteration (perhaps influenced by Italian boccaccia ugly mouth) (or the name Boccaccio) of American Spanish bocacho from Spanish bocacha big mouth from boca mouth from Old Spanish from Latin bucca
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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