bosal

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Etymology

From Spanish bosal, variant of bozal (“noseband; slave”). (The sense "noseband" is specifically via Mexican Spanish and was originally found in the Southwestern US.) Doublet of bozal and bossale.

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