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bola.

ball

4 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbo̞.lə]Northern[ˈbɔ.lə]Balearic, Central[ˈbo.la]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. ball

    feminine

  2. ball (pitch which falls outside the strike zone)

    feminine

  3. lie, untruth

    feminine
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1502. From Latin bulla, probably through the intermediate of Occitan bola. Doublet of butlla and the archaic or dialectal bolla.

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