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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bolar.

to strike or hit with a ball

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/boˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[boˈla(h)]Brazil/boˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/boˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to strike or hit with a ball

    intransitive
  2. to shape into a ball

    intransitive
  3. to elaborate, to plan, to devise, to invent

    Brazil · informal · transitive
    Vou bolar um plano.
  4. to figure out, to understand

    Brazil · informal · intransitive
    Preciso bolar um jeito de pagar minhas dívidas.
  5. to be successful

    Brazil · informal · intransitive
  6. to roll (a joint)

    Brazil · intransitive · slang
  7. to serve

    Portugal
Where this word comes from

From bola + -ar.

verb/boˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[boˈla(h)]Brazil/boˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/boˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to bunch (to gather into a bunch)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Occitan bollabor. Old Galician-Portuguese bola? Old Galician-Portuguese bollo Portuguese bolo Portuguese -ar Portuguese bolar From bolo + -ar.

adj/boˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[boˈla(h)]Brazil/boˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/boˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. clayey, argillaceous

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Occitan bollabor. Old Galician-Portuguese bola? Old Galician-Portuguese bollo Portuguese bolo Portuguese -ar Portuguese bolar From bolo + -ar.

verb/boˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[boˈla(h)]Brazil/boˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/boˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to be possessed by an orisha

    Brazil · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Yoruba bọ́ lọ́nà (“to fall on the path”).

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