The '''bosinada''' (pronounced as /buziˈnaːda/) or bosinata (pl. bosinade, bosinad, or bosinate) was a traditional, popular poetic genre in Lombard language that began in the 18th century or earlier and reached its apex in the late 19th century. Bosinate were usually written or printed on sheets of paper and recited by a sort of cantastorie or minstrel called a bosin (pronounced as /buˈzĩː/; pl. bosits pronounced as /buˈzit/);