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bossale

/boʊˈsæl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bossale
IPA
/boʊˈsæl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black African-born enslaved person in a French (or sometimes other European) colony, especially Haiti (as opposed to a slave born in the colony).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French bossale, from Spanish bozal (“wild, untamed, raw; born in Africa and recently enslaved in a colony”). Doublet of bozal and bosal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bossales (plural) bossal (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

creole affranchi

Synonyms

bozal

Homonyms

bosal

Questions

How do you pronounce bossale?
The recorded pronunciation is /boʊˈsæl/.
What does bossale mean?
A black African-born enslaved person in a French (or sometimes other European) colony, especially Haiti (as opposed to a slave born in the colony).
Where does bossale come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce bossale

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