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bocal

jar, bowl (for fish)

noun boh-KAL Rare
Home & Lifestyle Utensils

Origin: Italian 'boccale' (pitcher)

Usage Note

Bocal typically refers to a wide-mouthed glass jar used for preserving food (bocal de confiture, jam jar) or a fishbowl. Its plural is bocaux, following the common French pattern for nouns ending in -al. A poisson rouge dans un bocal (goldfish in a bowl) is a familiar image in French.

Examples

"Elle a mis les cornichons dans un bocal."

Natural Translation

She put the gherkins in a jar.

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