Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bola (“ball”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.le.aˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bo.le.aˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /bo.li.aˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bo.lɪ.aˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /bo.ljaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bo.ljaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.le.aˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bo.le.aˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /bo.li.aˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bo.lɪ.aˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /bo.ljaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bo.ljaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.le.aˈde(j).ɾa/ [bo.le.aˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
boleadeira f (plural boleadeiras)
- bolas (a throwing weapon made of weights at the end of interconnected cords)