Boca Raton

English <dab> Etymology From en Bocaratone, from en Boca Ratone Lagoon, from en es Boca de Ratones, from es boca + es ratone. Though named after es Boca de Ratones, that region is actually in en Biscayne Bay in en Miami-Dade County, en Florida, en USA; not en Palm Beach County. Later English cartographers replaced the Spanish location at es Rio Seco Dry River with en Boca Ratone Sounde, where a lagoon was located, now called en Lake Boca Raton. The original Boca de Ratones on Biscayne Bay, was an en inlet es boca with a rocky bottom, that would en grind es ratonar mooring lines. The city of Boca Raton has a folk etymology, relating the name as "en rat Rat's en mouth Mouth", where es ratón en mouse is mistaken for es rata rat, and es boca is "mouth". This pertains to the local belief that the area hosted a en pirate's lair (rats' lair), leading the city to have a en pirate ship on the city en seal coat of arms. Proper noun en city co/Palm Beach County s/Florida c/USA. TopoZone: Boca Raton en Aaron Cooper and Rebekah Riess 3 people killed after small plane crashes on busy Boca Raton street w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/travel/small-plane-crashes-in-fireball-on-busy-boca-raton-street 2025-04-11 Three people who were onboard the twin-engine Cessna 310 when it crashed were killed, according to Michael LaSalle, assistant fire chief with Boca Raton Fire Rescue. https://web.archive.org/web/20250726002536/https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/travel/small-plane-crashes-in-fireball-on-busy-boca-raton-street en Lake Boca Raton lagoon co/Palm Beach County s/Florida c/USA. Synonyms former name of Boca Raton city en Bocaratone former name of Lake Boca Raton en Boca Ratone Lagoon, en Boca Ratone Sound, en Boca Ratone Sounde Translations city in Florida Greek: el Μπόκα Ράτον Japanese: ja ボカラトン Bokaraton Spanish: es Boca Ratón References Further reading en Boca Raton, Florida the city