"bossale" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /boʊˈsæl/ Forms: bossales [plural]
Etymology: From French bossale, from Spanish bozal (“wild, untamed, raw; born in Africa and recently enslaved in a colony”). Doublet of bozal and bosal. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bossale}} French bossale, {{m+|es|bozal||wild, untamed, raw; born in Africa and recently enslaved in a colony}} Spanish bozal (“wild, untamed, raw; born in Africa and recently enslaved in a colony”), {{doublet|en|bozal|bosal}} Doublet of bozal and bosal Head templates: {{en-noun}} bossale (plural bossales)
  1. (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). Tags: historical Categories (topical): People, Slaves Categories (place): Africa, Haiti Synonyms: bossal, bozal (english: slave recently brought from Africa to a Spanish or other European colony) Coordinate_terms: creole, affranchi
    Sense id: en-bossale-en-noun-TWTecHNU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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