bossu
French, noun/bɔ.sy/
bossu is spelled B-O-S-S-U (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bossu is a French masculine noun meaning “hunchback” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui a une ou plusieurs bosses”.
What does bossu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hunchbacked, round-shouldered
noun
- 1
masculinehunchback
rire comme un bossu
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a une ou plusieurs bosses au dos ou à la poitrine, par un vice de conformation.
noun: 1. Celui qui a une ou plusieurs bosses
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 bossu
- bossue feminine
- bossus masculine plural
- bossues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bossu?
- /bɔ.sy/
- \bɔ.sy\
- [bɔ.sy]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bossu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bossu in French?
bossu appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).