bosque

== English == === Etymology 1 === See bosk. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bŏsk, IPA(key): /bɒsk/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɑsk/ Rhymes: -ɒsk ==== Noun ==== bosque (plural bosques) Rare spelling of bosk. [19th c.] === 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. The word is a doublet of bush. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒsˌkeɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑsˌkeɪ/ Hyphenation: bos‧que ==== Noun ==== bosque (plural bosques) (Southwestern US) A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse. === Further reading === bosque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Aragonese == === Etymology === Inherited from Early Medieval Latin boscus, borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboske/ Syllabification: bos‧que Rhymes: -oske === Noun === bosque m (plural bosques) forest === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “bosque”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Chavacano == === Etymology === From Spanish bosque. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboske/, [ˈbos.ke] Rhymes: -oske Hyphenation: bos‧que === Noun === bosque forest == Galician == === Alternative forms === brosque === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Catalan or Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔske/ [ˈbɔs̺.kɪ] Rhymes: -ɔske Hyphenation: bos‧que === Noun === bosque m (plural bosques) forest Synonyms: fraga, mato ==== Derived terms ==== Bosque === See also === bosque on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bosque”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bosque”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bosque”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “bosque”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “bosque”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Provençal bosc, from Latin boscus, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, thicket”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔski, -ɔʃkɨ Hyphenation: bos‧que === Noun === bosque m (plural bosques) grove (set of trees, shrubs and other plants, generally smaller than a forest) woods (land covered with trees, often consisting of only a few plant species) === Further reading === “bosque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bosque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “bosque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === First attested 1490; borrowed from Catalan or Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus or Vulgar Latin *buscus, from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz, cognate with English bush, Dutch bos, French bois and Italian bosco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboske/ [ˈbos.ke] Rhymes: -oske Syllabification: bos‧que === Noun === bosque m (plural bosques) forest Synonyms: floresta, foresta, selva ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Chavacano: bosque → English: bosque === References === === Further reading === “bosque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025