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bola.

ball, sphere, round object

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɔ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈbɔ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. ball, sphere, round object

    feminine
  2. ball

    feminine
  3. fat person

    derogatory · feminine · informal
  4. testicle

    feminine · in-plural · slang
  5. football, soccer

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bola, borrowed from Old Occitan bolla, from Vulgar Latin *bolla, from a merger of Latin bulla with Frankish *bollā (compare English bowl). Doublet of bula and bolha.

noun/ˈbo.lɐ/Brazil/ˈbo.lɐ/Portugal
  1. bread roll (small, round bread)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From bolo.

verb/ˈbɔ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈbɔ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of bolar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of bolar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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