bosque
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
See bosk.
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[edit] Noun
bosque (plural bosques)
- [19th century] Rare spelling of bosk.
[edit] Etymology 2
From the Spanish bosque (“forest”), perhaps also influenced by bosk via bosque¹.
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- IPA: /ˈbɒsˌkeɪ/
[edit] Noun
bosque (plural bosques)
- (southern US) A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse.
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[edit] Galician
[edit] Etymology
Late Latin, from Proto-Germanic *bosk
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bosque m. (plural bosques)
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Etymology
Late Latin, from Proto-Germanic *bosk
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[edit] Noun
bosque m. (plural bosques)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
Late Latin boscus or buscus, from Proto-Germanic *bosk, cognate with English bush, French bois, Italian bosco.
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- IPA: /ˈboske/
[edit] Noun
bosque m. (plural bosques)
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- English: bosque
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