bosco

See also: Bosco

French

Etymology

From boscot, from bossu (“hunchback”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔs.ko/

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Noun

bosco m (plural boscos)

1. (nautical) boatswain, skipper

Further reading

• “bosco”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin boscus, borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsko
  • Hyphenation: bò‧sco
  • Homophone: Bosco
• IPA^(key): (regional) /ˈbos.ko/

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  • Rhymes: -osko
  • Hyphenation: bó‧sco

Noun

bosco m (plural boschi)

1. woodland

Related terms

• boscaglia
• boscaiolo
• boschereccio
• boschetto
• boschivo
• boscosità
• boscoso
• imboscare
• imboscarsi
• imboschire
• rimboschimento
• rimboschire

Descendants

• → Maltese: bosk

See also

• foresta
• selva

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbɔs.koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbɔs.ko]

Noun

boscō

1. dative/ablative singular of boscus