boscoyo

== French == === Alternative forms === boscoillot bouscouyou === Etymology === From boscot (“hunchbacked”) +‎ -ot (diminutive suffix), with [-j-] (which is represented in writing as ⟨-y-⟩ or ⟨-ill-⟩) serving as a euphonic interfix. Literally, “a little hunchback”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔs.kɔ.jo/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): [bos.ko.jo], [bus.ku.ju], [bus.ku.jo] Homophones: boscoillot, boscoillots, boscoyos === Noun === boscoyo m (plural boscoyos) (Louisiana) (tree) stump (a large piece of rough or knotty wood) (Louisiana) (tree) knot (Louisiana, by extension) lump (on the body, etc.) (Louisiana) cypress knee (a type of aerial root formed by some cypress species) Synonym: boscoyo de cipre m (Louisiana) a tough old man ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Alain Rey, article « Bosse - Bossu - Boscot », Nathan, 2011 Les Acadiens louisanais et leur parler, Jay K. Ditchy, page 54, Slatkine Reprints, 1977 Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)