bocaccio

[ buh-kah-choh, -chee-oh, boh- ]

noun

, plural bo·cac·cios.

1. a large, brown, big-mouthed rockfish, Sebastes paucispinis, of California coastal waters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bocaccio¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from Italian boccaccio “ugly mouth,” equivalent to bocc(a) “mouth” (from Latin bucca ) + -accio pejorative suffix, apparently replacing a Latin American Spanish fish name of like formation; compare Spanish bocacha “big mouth”

Example Sentences

Among his targets were some volumes deemed classics of European literature even then, including Bocaccio’s “Decameron.”

From Los Angeles Times

A classic work of literature from the Middle Ages, Bocaccio’s “The Decameron,” reads in some ways as a guide to social distancing and self-isolation.

From Washington Times

After years of fear and uncertainty, bottom trawler fishermen – those who use nets to catch rockfish, bocaccio, sole, Pacific Ocean perch and other deep-dwelling fish – are making a comeback here, reinventing themselves as a sustainable industry less than two decades after authorities closed huge stretches of the Pacific Ocean because of the species’ depletion.

From The Guardian

After years of fear and uncertainty, bottom trawler fishermen - those who use nets to catch rockfish, bocaccio, sole, Pacific Ocean perch and other deep-dwelling fish - are making a comeback here, reinventing themselves as a sustainable industry less than two decades after authorities closed huge stretches of the Pacific Ocean because of the species’ depletion.

From Washington Times

After years of fear and uncertainty, bottom trawler fishermen — those who use nets to catch rockfish, bocaccio, sole, Pacific Ocean perch and other deep-dwelling fish — are making a comeback here, reinventing themselves as a sustainable industry less than two decades after authorities closed huge stretches of the Pacific Ocean because of the species’ depletion.

From Seattle Times