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Bosha

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The Lom, a nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in the South Caucasus; Caucasian Gypsies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ethnic, offensive, plural, plural-only, slur, sometimes

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History

Etymology

From one of the languages spoken in the Caucasus where the people reside; see Russian боша (boša), Armenian բոշա (boša), Georgian ბოშა (boša), Turkish and Azerbaijani Poşa, Boşa.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բոշա (boša) — the Lom, a nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom
  • Georgian: ბოშა (boša) — the Lom, a nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom
  • Russian: боша (boša) — the Lom, a nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom