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boccetta

/botˈtʃetta/noun · feminineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 10,002

Meaning

small bottle, vial

  • a small bottle or vial, often for perfume, medicine, or ink

In a sentence

Ha comprato una boccetta di profumo molto costosa.

She bought a very expensive vial of perfume.

Dove hai messo la boccetta con le gocce per gli occhi?

Where did you put the little bottle with the eye drops?

La boccetta dell'inchiostro era quasi vuota.

The ink bottle was almost empty.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
boccettafeminine · singular
boccettefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Formed with the diminutive suffix -etta from 'boccia'.

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