bosiga

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan bosiga, from Late Latin bodica (“fallow”), borrowed from Frankish *bodica (“fallow”). Cognate with Catalan boïga.

Pronunciation

• /buˈziɣo/

Noun

bosiga f (plural bosigas)

1. wasteland, heath, moor
2. uncultivated land

Derived terms

• embosigat
• desbosigar
• desbosigatge
• desbosigaire

Dialectal variants

• bodiga
• boija

Synonyms

• ermàs
• eissart
• artiga