bolas

See also: bölas

English

A hunter using bolas (throwing weapon)

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.

Anagrams

• Albos, Boals, Sabol, Sobal, albos, bolsa, bosal

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbolas/

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• Rhymes: -olas
• Syllabification: bo‧las

Verb

bolas

1. present of boli

Galician

Noun

bolas

1. plural of bola

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐs/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/

• 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!

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.lɐs/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.lɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: bo‧las

Noun

bolas f

1. plural of bola (“bread roll”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐs/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: bo‧las

Verb

bolas

1. second-person singular present indicative of bolar

Further reading

• “bolas”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bolas”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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