bolas

bolas

See also: bölas

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish bolas.

    Noun

    bolas (plural bolases or bolas)

    1. A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.
    2. A sticky thread whirled around by certain spiders to catch prey.

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    Esperanto

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbolas/
    • Audio 1:(file)
    • Audio 2:(file)
    • Rhymes: -olas
    • Syllabification: bo‧las

    Verb

    bolas

    1. present of boli

    Galician

    Noun

    bolas

    1. plural of bola

    Portuguese

    Etymology 1

    Pronunciation

     

    • Hyphenation: bo‧las

    Noun

    bolas f

    1. plural of bola (ball; testicle)

    Interjection

    bolas

    1. drat, darn; Used as an expression of frustration, if something doesn't work out as expected. It is a rather innocent, child-friendly curse.
      Bolas, já não cheguei a tempo
      Drat, I didn't arrive in time!

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

     

    • Hyphenation: bo‧las

    Noun

    bolas f

    1. plural of bola (bread roll)

    Etymology 3

    Pronunciation

     

    • Hyphenation: bo‧las

    Verb

    bolas

    1. second-person singular present indicative of bolar

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbolas/ [ˈbo.las]
    • Rhymes: -olas
    • Syllabification: bo‧las

    Adjective

    bolas f pl

    1. feminine plural of bolo

    Noun

    bolas f pl

    1. plural of bola

    Swedish

    Verb

    bolas

    1. passive infinitive of bola
    2. present passive of bola