boldo

See also: Boldo

English

A boldo bush

Etymology

From Spanish boldo, from Mapudungun foḻo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊldəʊ/, /ˈbɒldəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊl(ˌ)doʊ/, /ˈbɑl(ˌ)doʊ/

Noun

boldo (countable and uncountable, plural boldos)

1. Peumus boldus, a monimiaceous tree.
2. The leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine (for example, prepared as a tea) for hepatic troubles and genitourinary inflammation.
   • 2000, Charles W. Fetrow, Juan R. Avila, The Complete Guide To Herbal Medicines, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 81:

     Fossilized boldo leaves more than 13,000 years old with human teeth imprints have been found in Chile. Perhaps they were used medicinally by ancient Chileans or chewed simply for their pleasant, refreshing taste.

Derived terms

• boldine

Translations

tree

• German: Boldo (de) m
• Portuguese: boldo m
• Spanish: boldo (es) m

herbal leaf

• Mapudungun: foḻo
• Portuguese: boldo m
• Spanish: boldo (es) m

References

• “boldo”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “boldo”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “boldo”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “boldo”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.

Anagrams

• Blood, blood

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Mapudungun foḻobor.

Spanish boldobor.

Portuguese boldo

Borrowed from Spanish boldo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbow.du/ [ˈboʊ̯.du]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbol.du/ [ˈboɫ.du]

Noun

boldo m (plural boldos)

1. boldo

Further reading

• “boldo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “boldo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “boldo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun foḻo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboldo/ [ˈbol̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -oldo
• Syllabification: bol‧do

Noun

boldo m (plural boldos)

1. boldo

Further reading

• “boldo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025