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French
Etymology
From boscot (“a little hunchback”), from bossu (“a hunchback”).
Noun
boscoyo m (plural boscoyos)
- (Louisiana, Cajun) cypress knee
References
- Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Alain Rey, article « Bosse - Bossu - Boscot », Nathan, 2011
- Les Acadiens louisanais et leur parler, Jay K. Ditchy, page 54, Slatkine Reprints, 1977