bossale
French, noun/bɔ.sal/
bossale is spelled B-O-S-S-A-L-E (7 letters). Bossale is a French feminine noun meaning “a bossale, an African-born slave in a European colony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Esclave d’Afrique, amené par la traite dans les colonies européennes”.
What does bossale mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea bossale, an African-born slave in a European colony
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Esclave d’Afrique, amené par la traite dans les colonies européennes.
noun: 1. Esclave d’Afrique, amené par la traite dans les colonies européennes.
adjective: 1. caractérise un esclavagisé né en Afrique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bossale
- bossales plural
- Bossales plural masculine feminine
- bossale
- Bossale
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bossale?
- /bɔ.sal/
- \bɔ.sal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.