bozal
See also: Bozal
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish bozal (“recently-imported slave; noseband”). Doublet of bossale and bosal.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbozal (plural bozals)
- (historical) A (black) slave recently brought to a (European, especially Spanish) colony from Africa.
- (uncommon) Alternative form of bosal (“noseband on a horse”)
- 2005, Lee Ziegler, Easy-Gaited Horses: Gentle, humane methods for training and riding gaited pleasure horses, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 54:
- The more tightly these nosebands are attached, the more the horse is likely to raise his head and nose. For ordinary pleasure riding, attach this equipment to allow one or two fingers sideways between the bozal and the underside of the jaw.
Synonyms
edit- salt water slave, bossale (slave born in Africa, especially in a French colony)
Adjective
editbozal (not comparable)
- (historical) Of a slave, recently brought to a colony from Africa.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ “bozal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom bozo (“muzzle”) + -al, from Medieval Latin *buccĕus (“relating or belonging to the mouth”). See bucca for more.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /boˈθal/ [boˈθal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /boˈsal/ [boˈsal]
Audio (Costa Rica): (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: bo‧zal
Noun
editbozal m (plural bozales)
- a muzzle; device to stop an animal from biting
- a noseband, usually on a horse bridle or halter
- a bozal or bossale
Adjective
editbozal m or f (masculine and feminine plural bozales)
- wild, untamed
- (historical) (of a black slave) recently-arrived (in a colony), having been born in Africa
- ignorant, simpleminded
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → Portuguese: boçal
Further reading
edit- “bozal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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