bosco

See also: Bosco

French

Etymology

From boscot, from bossu (hunchback).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔs.ko/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

bosco m (plural boscos)

  1. (nautical) boatswain, skipper

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɔs.ko/[2][1]
      • Rhymes: -ɔsko
      • Hyphenation: bò‧sco
      • Homophone: Bosco
    • IPA(key): (regional[1]) /ˈbos.ko/[1]
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -osko
      • Hyphenation: bó‧sco

    Noun

    bosco m (plural boschi)

    1. woodland

    Descendants

    • Maltese: bosk

    See also

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 bosco in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
    2. ^ bosco in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    boscō

    1. dative/ablative singular of boscus