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/
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Verb

bolas

  1. present of boli

Galician

Noun

bolas

  1. plural of bola

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.las/

  • 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!

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.lɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbo.lɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.las/

  • Hyphenation: bo‧las

Noun

bolas f

  1. plural of bola (“bread roll”)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.las/

  • Hyphenation: bo‧las

Verb

bolas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of bolar

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
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