"bosal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /boʊˈsæl/ Forms: bosals [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish bosal, variant of bozal (“noseband; slave”). (The sense "noseband" is specifically via Mexican Spanish and was originally found in the Southwestern US.) Doublet of bozal and bossale. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|bosal}} Spanish bosal, {{m|es|bozal||noseband; slave}} bozal (“noseband; slave”), {{der|en|es-MX|-}} Mexican Spanish, {{doublet|en|bozal|bossale}} Doublet of bozal and bossale Head templates: {{en-noun}} bosal (plural bosals)
  1. A type of noseband used on a horse.
    Sense id: en-bosal-en-noun-1HQlOkLy
  2. (uncommon) Alternative form of bozal or bossale (slave born in Africa and recently brought to a colony). Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: bozal or bossale (extra: slave born in Africa and recently brought to a colony) Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Slaves Categories (place): Africa
    Sense id: en-bosal-en-noun-JJ~2wbu6 Disambiguation of Occupations: 18 82 Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Disambiguation of Slaves: 15 85 Disambiguation of Africa: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 68

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