bozal

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) a muzzle; device to stop an animal from biting
2. (masculine) a noseband, usually on a horse bridle or halter
3. (masculine) a bozal or bossale

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) wild, untamed
2. (feminine, historical, masculine) (of a black slave) recently-arrived (in a colony), having been born in Africa
3. (feminine, masculine) ignorant, simpleminded

Concepts

muzzle

halter

raw

green

untamed

hackamore

stupid

bosal

Synonyms

mordaza

Translations

Maulkorb

muilkorf

museruola

muselière

focinheira

muilband

açaimo

mordaça

morrió

φίμωτρο

açamo

mousáda

Halfter

ungebändigt

Hyphenated as

bo‧zal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/boˈθal/

Etymology

From bozo (“muzzle”) + -al, from Medieval Latin *buccĕus (“relating or belonging to the mouth”). See bucca for more.