What does "bosha" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "bosha"?

Common synonyms include: boshas, lom, lom.

Bosha

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Noun

1
The Lom, a nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in the South Caucasus; Caucasian Gypsies. ethnic, offensive, plural, plural-only, slur, sometimes
"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)."

Synonyms

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boshas lom lom

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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)."

Etymology

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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south caucasus

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