bosque

Etymology 1

See bosk.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from 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. Doublet of bush.

Alternative forms

• brosque

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Catalan or Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔske/

Noun

bosque m (plural bosques)

1. forest

References

• “bosque” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “bosque” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “bosque” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Catalan or Occitan bosc, 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

Etymology

First attested 1490; borrowed from Catalan or Occitan bosc^[1], from Late Latin boscus or Vulgar Latin *buscus, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz, cognate with English bush, French bois, Italian bosco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboske/

Noun

bosque m (plural bosques)

1. forest

References