BOSQUE

Proper noun

Bosque (plural Bosques)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bosque is the 21972nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1181 individuals. Bosque is most common among Hispanic/Latino (69.18%) and White (18.29%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Noun

bosque (plural bosques)

Rare spelling of bosk. [19th c.]

Etymology 2

Noun

bosque (plural bosques)

(southern US) A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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