English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bŏsk, IPA^(key): /bɒsk/

Noun

bosque ‎(plural bosques)

1. Rare spelling of bosk. [19th century]

Etymology 2

From the Spanish bosque ‎(“forest”), from Late Latin boscus, from Frankish *busc (Compare Middle Dutch busch), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz ‎(“forest, woods”). Perhaps also influenced by bosk via etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɒsˌkeɪ/

Noun

bosque ‎(plural bosques)

1. (southern US) A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse.

See also

• bosque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin boscus, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔske/

Noun

bosque m ‎(plural bosques)

1. forest

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin boscus, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz ‎(“bush, thicket”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‎(“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.ki/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʃ.kɨ/
• Hyphenation: bos‧que
• Rhymes: -ɔski

Noun

bosque m (plural bosques)

1. grove.

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin boscus or buscus, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz, cognate with English bush, French bois, Italian bosco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboske/

Noun

bosque m ‎(plural bosques)

1. forest

Synonyms

• floresta
• foresta
• selva

Related terms

• boscoso
• bosquejar verb
• bosquejo m
• bosquete m
• bosquimano adj, m
• emboscar

Descendants

• English: bosque