Definitions For Bosque

Etymology 1

See bosk.

Pronunciation

(RP) {{enPR, bŏsk}}, /bɒsk/ (audio stream unavailable) (GA) /bɑsk/

Noun

BOSQUE (plural BOSQUEs) {{rare spelling of, en, bosk}} 19th c.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from {{bor, en, es, bosque, t=forest}}, from {{der, en, LL., boscus}}, from {{der, en, frk, busc}} (compare {{cog, dum, busch}}), from {{der, en, gem-pro, *buskaz, t=forest, woods}}; perhaps also influenced by bosk. The word is a {{doublet, en, bush, nocap=1}}.

Pronunciation

(RP) /ˈbɒsˌkeɪ/ (GA) /ˈbɑsˌkeɪ/ {{hyphenation, en, bos, que}}

Noun

BOSQUE (plural BOSQUEs) (southern, _, US) A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse.