bossale

== English == === Etymology === From French bossale, from Spanish bozal (“wild, untamed, raw; born in Africa and recently enslaved in a colony”). Doublet of bozal and bosal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boʊˈsæl/ === Noun === bossale (plural bossales) (historical) 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). ==== Alternative forms ==== bossal ==== Synonyms ==== bozal (slave recently brought from Africa to a Spanish or other European colony) ==== Coordinate terms ==== creole, affranchi === Anagrams === bolases == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ.sal/ === Noun === bossale m or f (plural bossales) a bossale, an African-born slave in a European colony