"Bozo" meaning in English

See Bozo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Thought to derive from the Bambara language, meaning "bamboo house". Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bozo
  1. The Mande language of these people. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Bozo-en-name-AcubP-g2 Disambiguation of Languages: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Forms: Bozos [plural], Bozo [plural]
Etymology: Thought to derive from the Bambara language, meaning "bamboo house". Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Bozo}} Bozo (plural Bozos or Bozo)
  1. A member of a West African ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali, famous for their fishing.
    Sense id: en-Bozo-en-noun-uPabP3RF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Bozo meaning in English (1.9kB)

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