Bosha

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounBosha pl (plural only)
  1. ethnicoffensivepluralplural onlyslursometimesThe Lom, a nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in the South Caucasus; Caucasian Gypsies.
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    The Bosha are Central Gypsy (Lomavren) speakers (Patkanoff 1908-1909; le Redžosko 1984); but what is noteworthy is the presence of two Romani (i.e., European or Western) Gypsy-speaking populations in the Middle East: the Ghagar in Egypt (Sampson 1928; Hanna 1982), and the Zagari in Iran (Windfugr 1970).

    1988, Mohammad Ali Jazayery, Werner Winter, editors, Languages and Cultures: Studies in Honor of Edgar C. Polomé, page 199

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
boshaslom

Origin

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.

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Translations

Russian боша
  • боша (boša)the Lom, a nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Bosha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bosha

MLA

“Bosha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bosha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bosha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bosha.

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