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/bɔs/
Translation
bump, lump
Word origin
From Old French boce ('swelling, raised stud'), whose ultimate source is disputed. English 'boss' in the sense of a raised knob on a shield, and 'emboss', were both borrowed from that Old French word.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- boce
- English cognates
- boss, emboss
Other proposed origins
- Most dictionaries trace boce to an unattested Vulgar Latin bottia ('swelling'). (bottia)
- Other accounts prefer a Frankish source related to Germanic words for striking and swelling. (botan)
Grammar
Examples
' .
He banged his head and has a big lump on his forehead.
l'.
The road is full of bumps after the winter.
chameau , dromadaire .
The camel has two humps, the dromedary only one.
l' primaire.
My daughter has had a knack for maths since primary school.
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Mind the bump, the suitcase is going to fall.
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