Word: bocals
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bo
cals
Definition: Plural of bocal; a curved, tapered tube, which is an integral part of certain woodwind instruments, including double reed instruments such as the bassoon, contrabassoon, English horn, and oboe d'amore, as well as the larger recorders
Morphemes:
Affix: bocal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bocal
Language: fr
Decoded: bocal
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.