noun, masculine/ˈboske/plural: bosques
forest
Synonyms: floresta, foresta, selva
Related: baño de bosque, boscaje, boscoso, bosque ombrófilo, bosquejar, bosquejo, bosquete, bosquímano, emboscar, guardabosques
First attested 1490; borrowed from Catalan or Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus or Vulgar Latin *buscus, from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz, cognate with English bush, Dutch bos, French bois and Italian bosco.