боза

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوزه (boza), from Classical Persian بوزه (bōza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈza]
• Hyphenation^(key): бо‧за

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Noun

боза́ • (bozá) f

1. (uncountable) boza (weakly fermented beverage)
2. (countable) a serving or bottle of boza
3. (figurative, derogatory) something insipid or vacuous

Declension

Declension of боза́

	singular	plural
indefinite	боза́ bozá	бози́ bozí
definite	боза́та bozáta	бози́те bozíte

Derived terms

• бозаджи́я (bozadžíja)
• бозаджи́йница (bozadžíjnica)

References

• “боза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “боза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	بوزا
Cyrillic	боза
Latin	boza
Yañalif	ʙoza

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بوزه, from Persian بوزه (buze).

Noun

боза • (boza)

1. boza (fermented beverage)

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوزه, from Persian بوزه (buze).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔza]
• Hyphenation: бо‧за
• Rhymes: -ɔza

Noun

боза • (boza) f (plural бози)

1. (uncountable) boza (fermented beverage)
2. (countable) a serving of the beverage boza
3. (figurative) piece of cake, walk in the park, cakewalk (something easy)

Declension

Declension of боза

	singular	plural
indefinite	боза (boza)	бози (bozi)
definite unspecified	бозата (bozata)	бозите (bozite)
definite proximal	бозава (bozava)	бозиве (bozive)
definite distal	бозана (bozana)	бозине (bozine)
vocative	бозо (bozo)	бози (bozi)

Derived terms

• бозаџија m (bozadžija)
• бозаџилак m (bozadžilak)
• бозаџилница f (bozadžilnica)
• бозаџиски (bozadžiski)

References

• “боза” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوزه, from Persian بوزه (buze).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒːza/

Noun

бо́за f (Latin spelling bóza)

1. (uncountable) boza (fermented beverage)
2. (countable) a serving of the beverage boza

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

• “боза”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Tatar

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بوزه, from Persian بوزه (buze).

Noun

боза • (boza)

1. boza (fermented beverage)